Does it unlock earlier for certain regions? Can we use a VPN to make it work?

[La Gourde de Gaara]

Like a lot of games on Steam where we can use a VPN to unlock it earlier.

[Daringtons]

just came here looking for the same thing

[Pimpollo]

Same. Anyone can clarify that? I think the 1st in the world is Australia. 6 AM January 16th there right now.

[Sayla Massochist]

I believe Steam works via your selected region in Steam, not your IP region. You could switch it in Steam but I think there is a 3 month wait till you can switch it back again.

Example: I live in America but will visit Japan for 6 month. I change my steam region to Japan and thus have access to the Japanese store front. I can not switch my region back to America for at least 3 months.

If I live in America and use my VPN to look like I am in Japan I will still get the American store front because that is my selected region. I'd have to both use VPN to appear in Japan and change my steam region to Japan.

[La Gourde de Gaara]

Originally posted by Sayla Massochist:

I believe Steam works via your selected region in Steam, not your IP region. You could switch it in Steam but I think there is a 3 month wait till you can switch it back again.

It works by IP region. At least that's how it worked for every other game on Steam.

[Sayla Massochist]

Originally posted by Virgil Van Dijk:

Originally posted by Sayla Massochist:

I believe Steam works via your selected region in Steam, not your IP region. You could switch it in Steam but I think there is a 3 month wait till you can switch it back again.

It works by IP region. At least that's how it worked for every other game on Steam.

I am mostly use to how it deals with region exclusive games so you might be able to use a VPN to trick your way into a slightly earlier release for a game that is multi region.

[Daringtons]

just checked my vpn changing to australia and no change in the release time so i would say worldwide release

[Loonelywolf]

In australia is already the 16...

[Daringtons]

go by the remaining hours on the store page not the date

[Smoke]

Originally posted by Sayla Massochist:

I believe Steam works via your selected region in Steam, not your IP region. You could switch it in Steam but I think there is a 3 month wait till you can switch it back again.

Example: I live in America but will visit Japan for 6 month. I change my steam region to Japan and thus have access to the Japanese store front. I can not switch my region back to America for at least 3 months.

If I live in America and use my VPN to look like I am in Japan I will still get the American store front because that is my selected region. I'd have to both use VPN to appear in Japan and change my steam region to Japan.

Why not just have a Japan only steam account? Or accounts by Region.

[Kevlar Peterson]

Earliest you will be able to play is about 12pm tomorrow GMT as it will technically be the 17th in Australia. You will need a VPN though, I did it with Star Wars:Fallen Order

[Pimpollo]

Originally posted by Kevlar Peterson:

Earliest you will be able to play is about 12pm tomorrow GMT as it will technically be the 17th in Australia. You will need a VPN though, I did it with Star Wars:Fallen Order

But are you sure is it not a global release date? 12 pm 16 to 17h Europe, 10 am 17h Australia, etc?

[Dregora]

Originally posted by Kevlar Peterson:

Earliest you will be able to play is about 12pm tomorrow GMT as it will technically be the 17th in Australia. You will need a VPN though, I did it with Star Wars:Fallen Order

The thing is, Fallen Order did not have a global release. The reason it was on Origin earlier is because it's an EA title and by making it accessible earlier on origin, they were hoping more people would buy it on Origin. That's the ONLY reason.

Kakarot does not have this at all. It has no motivation to do the same thing. It's gonna release everywhere at the same time.

[Kevlar Peterson]

Originally posted by Pimpollo:

Originally posted by Kevlar Peterson:

Earliest you will be able to play is about 12pm tomorrow GMT as it will technically be the 17th in Australia. You will need a VPN though, I did it with Star Wars:Fallen Order

But are you sure is it not a global release date?

Impossible to get a global release date, if you release midnight 17th in America its like 7am in the uk, Australia would be at like 5/6pm. It's a bit unfair for countries to theoretically 'wait' longer if that makes sense. I am going to try the VPN about 3pm GMT and see if it unlocks it. It unlocked star wars 8 hours earlier 😏

[Dregora]

Originally posted by Kevlar Peterson:

Originally posted by Pimpollo:

But are you sure is it not a global release date?

Impossible to get a global release date, if you release midnight 17th in America its like 7am in the uk, Australia would be at like 5/6pm. It's a bit unfair for countries to theoretically 'wait' longer if that makes sense. I am going to try the VPN about 3pm GMT and see if it unlocks it. It unlocked star wars 8 hours earlier 😏

.. Buddy. That is what a global release is. It releases all at once everywhere regardless of what time it is. That is literally how most steam releases go. Again, Star wars was a special case because that was EA's way of trying to entice people to buy it on origin instead of steam.

[Duex]

Originally posted by Kevlar Peterson:

Originally posted by Pimpollo:

But are you sure is it not a global release date?

Impossible to get a global release date, if you release midnight 17th in America its like 7am in the uk, Australia would be at like 5/6pm. It's a bit unfair for countries to theoretically 'wait' longer if that makes sense. I am going to try the VPN about 3pm GMT and see if it unlocks it. It unlocked star wars 8 hours earlier 😏

a global release is when it releases at one time regardless of the timezone.

Rolling release is when a game releases in each country as soon as it hits midnight in that country. This is the release where you would use a vpn to new zealand and play early.