Why seperate release dates?

Mon Mar 17, 2003 1:53 pm by pixel

Hi, i'm new to this forum, so apologies if this has been asked many times.

Why has M$ set different release dates worldwide for Fl?

I live in the UK - ANOTHER FOUR WEEKS!!! And I can't order from the states as eg. Amazon.com won't send to UK from USA.

It is ridiculous and I can only feel that it is a cynical attempt to squeeze more money from the market - not that I can see how this might work.

Please explain if you know!!!!!!

Thnx

Pixel

Mon Mar 17, 2003 2:36 pm by Yaztromo

I believe that in Germany you can already get the US version right now (often with the appendix EV - which stands for 'English Version', or US), and I'm pretty sure that they would ship it to the UK (mayby with slightly higher shipping costs). I'm not sure where to get the US version in the UK though.

If you can get by in German, or a friend of you can, then you might want to check out the following sites
http://www.pcfun.de/
and
http://www.okaysoft.de/

I haven't ordered the game yet myself, so I can't promise that it all works as advertised... Anybody with some experience with these retailers?

Mon Mar 17, 2003 3:43 pm by RevRaz

I used to work for MS back in 1998, and even back then they had certain rules about shipping to International locations. May want to ask your government why, pretty sure it's based on their regulations in regards to gaming.

Mon Mar 17, 2003 4:12 pm by hburdin

i got mine from www.dvdboxoffice.com in canada
free worldwide shipping
And im in the UK

Tue Mar 18, 2003 12:00 am by Easy Rhino

Well, for foreign languages, it can take a long time to translate and integrate all that text and voiceover.

I don't know if there's going to be a "UK translation" of FL, that changes the spelling of "color" to "colour", etc.

But also, it's just hard to coordinate a massive worldwide simultaneous launch.

ER

Tue Mar 18, 2003 12:09 am by Kearog

Man I hate when they change the language ..... it just isn't the same as the original

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Tue Mar 18, 2003 12:59 am by Flak Cannon

hmmm maybe if we had many ppl who wanted the game not in US, then i could buy many copies and then send them off to the respective addressess.. but that might take longer, more expensive, and could be really tedious, and if u dont want anyone w/ ur address, then it's a moot point...

usually games that are developed in foreign countries are released in their country first, cept for sometimes publishers want it in their country, usually US

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Tue Mar 18, 2003 9:49 am by pixel

thnx for the replies!

Anyone know how long it takes for post from Canada to the UK?

Cheers

Pixel

Tue Mar 18, 2003 10:15 am by StarShock

you can get it here at Ebay its already in the UK, so its only a couple of days delivery

Tue Mar 18, 2003 10:58 am by Kearog

From Canada to UK? Your usin DVDboxoffice?

I ordered mine from that place last Thursday ..... however my order is still pending

I hope to get it this thursday or friday tho

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Tue Mar 18, 2003 1:24 pm by pixel

Joined ebay today, FL is ordered. Now just hope it arrives B4 this weekend!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the tip!

Tue Mar 18, 2003 2:22 pm by Freeman

I have already ordered 2 games at dvdboxoffice.com in Canada (Morrowind and tribunal, not to mention them). I live in France, and no shipping fee was charged. I just ordered Freelancer and it was shipped yesterday. Usually, it takes about a week to arrive. As far as it goes, I had no problem with them. I hope it will be the same with Freelancer. I think there won't be any problem to order from UK (you can even get the game faster?).

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