AC IV Release Date

[TANGO]

So I've been hanging out for this launch on the 19th and now steam says release will be 22nd. I'm back to work on the 20th... Thanks Steam/Ubisoft

[yusupov]

u serious clark

[Laptop]

Because the game release date is going to be perfect for everyone.

[yusupov]

nah still 19th here?

[Sr. Baicho Astrau]

for me still on 19th

[TANGO]

This is in Australia, I don't know if you're someplace else. Also, my beef is that it changed after I've planned around playing it tomorrow. I assume it's to line up with the Xbox one launch (Australia 22nd) which is a joke. Don't understand why PC had to wait for next gen. Why have two platforms trying to do digital downloads at the same time?

[Chef GrumpyBlitz]

its still the 19th here in america

[Kinote]

'Coming Soon' has the 21st while the actual store page has the 19th. The dates seem to have been hopping around for the past few days, with the Season Pass being released several days before the game at one point. Odd.

EDIT: Now 'Coming Soon' is the 28th while the Season Pass remains at the 19th. Steam-bug, I assume.

EDIT 2: It seems that every time I reload the store and go to the Coming Soon tab, the dates change on the main game, the season pass, or both. Since the individual store pages remain on the 19th everything should be fine. For those of us who aren't already playing with the pirated release, anyway.

[Francis_Mallman]

Has this game been pirated already?

That's depressing.

You know, the always-on DRM didn't actually bother me. I never got cut off once from playing my Ubisoft games. It was great to play the game before the pirates.

Here I am again, supporting the developer and paying $80 - while the pirates, who paid nothing, already have the game.

It doesn't feel good.

[Zardax]

Originally posted by Mickster:

Has this game been pirated already?

That's depressing.

You know, the always-on DRM didn't actually bother me. I never got cut off once from playing my Ubisoft games. It was great to play the game before the pirates.

Here I am again, supporting the developer and paying $80 - while the pirates, who paid nothing, already have the game.

It doesn't feel good.

It's Ubi's fault here that they released the game in China a few days ago , every game that dosen't have a always online drm will get pirated , just get over it , there's nothing that the consumer base can do .

[Kinote]

Originally posted by Mickster:

Has this game been pirated already?

That's depressing.

You know, the always-on DRM didn't actually bother me. I never got cut off once from playing my Ubisoft games. It was great to play the game before the pirates.

Here I am again, supporting the developer and paying $80 - while the pirates, who paid nothing, already have the game.

It doesn't feel good.

Fully working version has been floating about since the 14th or so, and that appears to be the fourth version released. The console version had it even worse and was circulating for several weeks before release.

Originally posted by Zardax:

It's Ubi's fault here that they released the game in China a few days ago , every game that dosen't have a always online drm will get pirated , just get over it , there's nothing that the consumer base can do .

Except for the ones that do get cracked despite having it, which is... I can't think of any that haven't. Steam/uPlay/Auth-server emulation has been around for quite some time, private servers for MMO's, etc.

The consumer base can indeed do something, that something being not to purchase the product. Shareholders flip their ♥♥♥♥ when the numbers aren't made, but they would probably just blame it on teh evil pie-rats instead of their own ♥♥♥♥♥♥ DRM chasing away consumes so I suppose you have a point.

[TonyChopper]

u grt the game on the 21th in europe on the 19th in usa

[TANGO]

So update: I come home from work, fire up steam, and AC4's sitting here saying it's ready to rock. On the 20th (Australia). Still have to wait until it downloads but instead of the 30 odd GB's I was expecting it's only 17.9. Win. I just don't get the inconsistencies... I guess I have my game "early" so I should be happy right?

[PDA]

22nd UK release date isn't it?

EDIT: Oh wait my bad it's available on steam now, retail is 22nd, ha.

[TANGO]

Win's all 'round!

[TANGO]

Although I bet it won't unlock through uplay until retail release... Time will tell.