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Karate Jesus · May 01, 2009, 03:57 PM // 15:57

http://www.amazon.com/Guild-Wars-2-Pc/dp/B001TOQ8X4/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1241193180&sr =8-16

Um....can anyone tell me why Amazon has a release date set for GW2 and you can already pre-order it?

Seems a little strange. Has this already been discussed elsewhere?

Lonesamurai · May 01, 2009, 03:59 PM // 15:59

As has been said in other threads like this

Until ANet release this info, don't believe it

slowerpoke · May 01, 2009, 04:05 PM // 16:05

placeholder date
they want you to pre order it, but are just guessing the release

Karate Jesus · May 01, 2009, 04:08 PM // 16:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by slowerpoke

placeholder date
they want you to pre order it, but are just guessing the release

So....if they miss by....oh, let's say around a year, what are they planning on doing? Just keeping the money until release? If so, that's hilarious.

slowerpoke · May 01, 2009, 04:12 PM // 16:12

Amazon doesn't charge until it ships, but at least they have your money when it does.

i still think we wont see gw2 till 2011

Karate Jesus · May 01, 2009, 04:15 PM // 16:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by slowerpoke

Amazon doesn't charge until it ships, but at least they have your money when it does.

i still think we wont see gw2 till 2011

Me either. That's why I said a year after their release date. I bet we'll see it in late Q3-Q4 2011 (just in time for Christmas).

Regina Buenaobra · May 01, 2009, 04:28 PM // 16:28

That's not an official release date. That's an estimate made by Amazon.com as a place holder. As always, don't trust an online retailer to have 100% accurate information about release dates before we have even issued a press release on the official site.

BenjZee · May 01, 2009, 04:31 PM // 16:31

Amazon i hate to say are quite unreliable on release dates

Fril Estelin · May 01, 2009, 06:30 PM // 18:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karate Jesus

So....if they miss by....oh, let's say around a year, what are they planning on doing? Just keeping the money until release? If so, that's hilarious.

Amazon and a few online retailers sometimes do this to try to estimate how many purchase they may get, how "hot" a product is going to be, or simply decide how many similar products (e.g. GW1) they should have in stock.

These threads have been poping up a lot lately (search FTL!), but I don't think it means anything.

MisterB · May 01, 2009, 06:45 PM // 18:45

They'll happily take your money and give you nothing(until the game releases) in return if you allow them to.

farmerfez · May 01, 2009, 06:49 PM // 18:49

omagawd such fail

Kalendraf · May 01, 2009, 07:18 PM // 19:18

Typically the amazon pre-order placeholder dates are significantly early, sometimes by as much as a full year. It's rare that I've seen them ever be listed as later than the actual date. If that holds true, we'll hopefully see GW2 by no later than 12-31-2011

Hanging Man · May 01, 2009, 07:22 PM // 19:22

Yeah Amazon doesn't seem like the most trust worthy site for GW2 info

wetsparks · May 01, 2009, 07:24 PM // 19:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmithyBen

Amazon i hate to say are quite unreliable on release dates

I remember them putting a release date on Starcraft: Ghost, oops.

Wampirate · May 01, 2009, 07:24 PM // 19:24

The release date is a true date I think. They had talked with ncsoft on 100%. How do they know price? If they didn't talked be the game will be cheaper they will lose money, don't think they would do it.

Fril Estelin · May 01, 2009, 07:30 PM // 19:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wampirate

The release date is a true date I think. They had talked with ncsoft on 100%. How do they know price? If they didn't talked be the game will be cheaper they will lose money, don't think they would do it.

Yeah sure, did you see post #7?

Elder III · May 01, 2009, 08:18 PM // 20:18

Interesting, but hardly to be taken as gospel truth. Amazon is a very "iffy" source, besides Regina has already debunked it for us. The release date stated there is Dec. 31 2010, come on guys, don't you think that the game would be released prior to that.... for the mega XMAS sales profits if nothing else. I predict that IF GW2 is out in 2010 it will be at a more sales appropriate time than that. :P

Grunntar · May 01, 2009, 08:38 PM // 20:38

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elpedro · May 01, 2009, 08:47 PM // 20:47

The place holder date indicates Amazon are expecting a 2010 release date, hence December 31st being the last day of 2010.

I'd happily put money on GW2 being released next year, especially after reading that IGN interview with Mike O'Brien stating the GW team has a lot of fun playing GW2 every Wednesday.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike O'Brien

The Guild Wars 2 team is twice the size of the original Guild Wars team, so you can imagine the level of art, content, and production values we're putting into the game. The game is already beautiful, and is getting more so every day. In addition to the normal playtesting of everyday development, the entire team logs on every Wednesday to simply play the game together, and we always have a lot of fun.

Fril Estelin · May 01, 2009, 09:39 PM // 21:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by elpedro

I'd happily put money on GW2 being released next year, especially after reading that IGN interview with Mike O'Brien stating the GW team has a lot of fun playing GW2 every Wednesday.

I'm sure the Anet team was enjoying GW1 every Wednesday back in 2002 (before the 2003 alpha). It's very difficult to say when GW2 will be out, not only from the perspective of development (are they talking about the PvE side? PvP side? incomplete game world that they are slowly testing probably...), but also from the marketing side where there's a bigger picture to take into account (other NCsoft games, other competitors).