The Release Date Thread

by **Andreas Dahl** on Mon Oct 06, 2003 1:03 am

cuz that may be the old release date HillwoodBalla, untill they changed it to october 14'th. and the site just forgot to chage it

hmm, it's getting close to the release

and i started to think about the PC release date... as it has been said earlier. it may have been pushed up to november 4'th. but since it's so close to the release for consoles (at least) you'd think they would have said somethoing about it. but no. no change. so i hope that the PC/CD release won't be puched up.
but i guess if the demo won't be released soon it would be a pretty clear 'hint' that the PC/CD isn't done yet and therefor the release date may be changed...

by **HillwoodBalla** on Mon Oct 06, 2003 2:04 am

so which one u think it is for the ps2 Oct. 7 or 14th?

by **Andreas Dahl** on Mon Oct 06, 2003 2:35 am

14'th for all consoles and probebly/hopefully the same for PC/CD

by **HillwoodBalla** on Mon Oct 06, 2003 4:48 am

http://shop.mediaplay.com/site/search/s ... =mediaplay

It is released October 8th at Media Play, i just reserved my copy.

by **Andreas Dahl** on Mon Oct 06, 2003 5:03 am

i think that is wrong

it could be the date that they get the game to the store, but leagally, they shouldn't sell it til the 14'th.
but i could aswell be wrong, and that would be great

this whole release seem a little 'un-oranized'.. diferent sites give diferent dates. release is being delayed (but that's normal now a days...). general confusion regarding the release...
such a pitty for such a great game...

i feel sad

by **HillwoodBalla** on Mon Oct 06, 2003 7:06 am

i went up there personally and the guy told me. Oct 8th, this wednesday so i believe it, i guess they just got it early. Who cares if its illegal or not?

by **robit** on Mon Oct 06, 2003 7:16 am

I got Madden 2004 two days before its alleged release date... When I first played it there was like 1 day and 13 hours before the official release date, so there must be hope.

YouTube · by **Andrew** on Mon Oct 06, 2003 11:56 am

HillwoodBalla wrote:how do u know its outdated info andrew?

Because the official release date remains October 14th. It will not be released any earlier.

HillwoodBalla wrote:i went up there personally and the guy told me. Oct 8th, this wednesday so i believe it, i guess they just got it early. Who cares if its illegal or not?

I believe the associate producer of NBA Live 2004 and the official NBA Live 2004 website. Trust me, October 7th/8th is outdated information.

K-Mart.6 wrote:sure? because, we have our cover with superstar Tony parker, and virgin megastore says that Live 2004 will be available next week, on friday

North America is getting it first, and they won't be getting it until at least October 14th.

I highly doubt the console version will come out any earlier. The official site would be updated to reflect the change. There's a chance the PC version won't be coming out at the same time as the console versions, but if it does the earliest it will be available is October 14th. Anything earlier than that is outdated info, anything later than that is still subject to confirmation.

by **chipper** on Mon Oct 06, 2003 12:57 pm

Andrew, can you guess what the possible causes for the delay are?
ould they still be in coding stage?

by **CHHAMP** on Mon Oct 06, 2003 3:20 pm

If its release Oct 8 (instead of Oct 14) in North America does that mean its still Oct 31 for Australia or could it be earlier?

YouTube · by **Andrew** on Mon Oct 06, 2003 6:21 pm

chipper wrote:Andrew, can you guess what the possible causes for the delay are?
ould they still be in coding stage?

I'm guessing that's it's a matter of double-checking, polishing up, ironing out bugs, etc. Perhaps a delay will allow them to squeeze in a couple of extra transactions involving players who are already in the game.

If its release Oct 8 (instead of Oct 14) in North America does that mean its still Oct 31 for Australia or could it be earlier?

Again, anything earlier than October 8th is highly unlikely. I'd be very surprised if EA shipped the game earlier than the official release date that is listed over at nbalive2004.com. I'm not sure how a change in the North American release date would effect other areas of the world. I doubt Australia will get it earlier than October 31st no matter what, but hopefully I'm wrong.

by **HillwoodBalla** on Tue Oct 07, 2003 7:55 am

andrew, if i dont get my game on wednesday, u will be the first to know, but im pretty sure i am. If i dont im suing for false information and advertisment

by **BIG GREEN** on Tue Oct 07, 2003 8:55 am

w00t...2 more days.

by **TheBob** on Tue Oct 07, 2003 9:32 am

Andrew wrote:
I'd be very surprised if EA shipped the game earlier than the official release date that is listed over at nbalive2004.com.

They released madden 2004 several days early despite what their website said.

by **Jase23** on Tue Oct 07, 2003 10:23 am

AUSTRALIA RELEASE DATE INFO

Just spoke with someone at gamesmarket.com.au, where I ordered the game for PC.

He said the release date is November 3rd, originally they told me mid october a month or so ago.
This might mean the north american date of 14 oct is still correct, as it may take a few weeks for the aussies to get it.

cheers.

YouTube · by **Andrew** on Tue Oct 07, 2003 10:40 am

HillwoodBalla wrote:andrew, if i dont get my game on wednesday, u will be the first to know, but im pretty sure i am. If i dont im suing for false information and advertisment

Blame the sources, not the messenger. :wink:

He said the release date is November 3rd, originally they told me mid october a month or so ago.
This might mean the north american date of 14 oct is still correct, as it may take a few weeks for the aussies to get it.

Yeah, an earlier North American release probably wouldn't change anything for other parts of the world.

by **HillwoodBalla** on Tue Oct 07, 2003 11:17 am

Andrew, when i get my game on Wednesday, u gonna try to pick up yours from Media Play?

YouTube · by **Andrew** on Tue Oct 07, 2003 11:24 am

"When"? Bold prediction. :wink:

No, I won't be getting mine through Media Play.

by **HillwoodBalla** on Tue Oct 07, 2003 1:02 pm

hopefully, ill get the online stuff and whip all yall, my name will be HillwoodBalla, so if ya want some come get some

by **jdawgkemp** on Tue Oct 07, 2003 1:25 pm

Madden came out on the 8th of August I believe

NHL came out and the ticker still said it wasnt released

Live might be out tomorrow or wednesday...

YouTube · by **Andrew** on Tue Oct 07, 2003 1:36 pm

If it's released on the 8th, it will be the console version only. The PC version won't be out until the 14th (at least).

by **Nick** on Tue Oct 07, 2003 11:18 pm

Jase23 wrote:AUSTRALIA RELEASE DATE INFO

Just spoke with someone at gamesmarket.com.au, where I ordered the game for PC.

He said the release date is November 3rd

Ditto...

EB Games in Melbourne told me 3rd of nov. Looks pretty officail for Aussies...i'm happy with that date. (Y)

Just hoping it doesn't go later...

by **Metaphysical3** on Wed Oct 08, 2003 6:25 am

Because the official release date remains October 14th. It will not be released any earlier.

WRONG.

Call any WAL MART in any state in the US and they will tell you they are expecting them to be in the upcoming shipment within the next two days.

by **HillwoodBalla** on Wed Oct 08, 2003 7:17 am

1 mo day baby and ill be tellin all yall about nba live, that shit is mine tommorrow, Oct 8th

by **chipper** on Wed Oct 08, 2003 8:44 am

Since EA still hasn't changed a date on their website, I guess any more delay is unlikely.
They must have gotten so many pre-orders it will be too late for them to change it now... just my opinion though...
If the official release date is indeed the 14th, then i guess it will be also possible for other big name stores to get them a little earlier.
Well, we will soon find out wont we?

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