Release Date Confusion?

[Bunsenbeaker27]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

There's no need to get worried. Unless Anton for some reason suddenly changes come on and changes it, then I dunno. But that's usually how the game stores work. They get the pre-orders first, then file them all away, and then get the mass shipment of the non pre-ordered. And they are all released on the exact same release day

Pre-order shipment= Sep. 8th (Gamestop and others)

Release= Sept. 15th

I'm sorry, but that is not how Gamestop handles their online pre-orders and shipping. All online orders are shipped directly to the customer, not to a local store and THEN to the customer (Gamestops's Delivery Rates). You might be getting confused about pre-ordering online and doing an in-store pickup. If you do that then your pre-order is included with that stores shipment (pre-orders and non-reserved copies).

As for the actual US release date I am more inclined to believe Gamestop is correct. The gaming websites you linked do not update those release dates very often, and have no monetary interest on what date the game releases. Gamestop does as does Amazon, but I have no idea why Amazon still has the 15th listed? An EU release on the 4th bodes well for a US release on the 8th.