The Sims 3 release day chaos and confusion

[venus]

                                    As you may have seen from the news earlier this week, many rumors have been going around regarding a delay in The Sims 3.
SnootySims has posted news, which makes the reality of the delay more apparent - like I mentioned, only time will tell! Hopefully a press release will be posted soon!

    And I thought the rumours about a delay of Sims 3 was just that, a rumour, but more worrying news keep surfacing:
    - The official releasedate is removed from both the official Sims 3 site and several EA sites (EA UK).
    - There is still no official cover for the game despite it should almost go to the presses.
    - Someone from the BBS who pre-ordered got a releasedate of June 18! Sims BBS
    - French Amazon give a releasedate of February 26 (though a delay of just a week is not unusual considering shipping times).
    - Many Australian stores give a releasedate of March 26: DStore
    .                                                                                                                      ...Infinite Sims



Delay rumours II 

And I thought the rumours about a delay of Sims 3 was just that, a rumour, but more worrying news keep surfacing:
- The official releasedate is removed from both the official Sims 3 site and several EA sites (EA UK).
- There is still no official cover for the game despite it should almost go to the presses.
- Someone from the BBS who pre-ordered got a releasedate of June 18! Sims BBS
- French Amazon give a releasedate of February 26 (though a delay of just a week is not unusual considering shipping times).
- Many Australian stores give a releasedate of March 26: DStore

Hopefully EA will clear up the confusion soon. Note that near all american shops still have a releasedate of Feb 16 or 20. [i]
                                                                                                                          ...Snooty sims
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                This is the current chaos and confusion still going around for loyal simmers around the globe even though there has been an official statement that there will be no delay on the popular sims site Snooty sims. The confusion mainly started with the following:
[i][b]
Official Delay talk thread.
Update: Other threads are stating that the version of the Sims 3 used at the creator camp was an older version, hence the 'bugginess' of the gameplay. EA withheld the newer version, which leads most of us to believe the actual game is on track and ready for release on Feb 20. Anyone wishing to speculate further may do so, obviously. But it's probably time we put a lid on the rumor and look foward to a well rounded game

I'm quoting from 'Gudul14' who despite what he calls 'poor english' was able to deliver what could be an important message very clearly. I found it interesting, and posted it here - (Credit to Guldul14)

This from Kate at Parsimonious:
Quote:
Incidentally, the game release date is now unknown, they're delaying it so it will not be out on Feb 20th as previously expected.


Read the full thread here http://simpeforum.ambertation.de/forum/ ... 9572#29572

Apparently the game may not have reached Beta stages yet, and is still 'buggy'. Those at the creator camp have realized first-hand that the game needs time to be tweaked, and that waiting for this would trump playing an unfinished game :no:

I fear more months of waiting and hope EA release a statement soon to confirm a date.

I have to re-itterate the fact that this is speculation. Make sure before you pass judgement you read some other comments. There is convincing matter here to support the fact that the game is probably on time and ready for release on Feb 20 (Thanks to everyone who has posted so far with information)
                                                                                                              ...Snooty sims Forum
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and...

[i]Quote:
Incidentally, the game release date is now unknown, they're delaying it so it will not be out on Feb 20th as previously expected.

                                                                                                              ... Parsimonious

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                                The smaller confusions started with a few sites constantly changing the release date on their website. The problem was that the person who wrote the quote did not make this official and furthermore was only saying this because the [i]person thought[/i] that because the game had many bugs in it it would be delayed.
Of course what the person probably didn't know was that there are 150 people on the team that are trying to get rid of the bugs on the game and even if the game is released on the announced release date with a little and/or more bugs they have confirmed that they will release a patch. And even though Snooty sims have confirmed that there is no delay people still persist that there still will be a delay, but hopefully by reading the past two sentences for those who still persist, i hope that you have been reconfirmed. Infact the chances  of a delay are only 10%.

P.S: I hope that by the time you have finished reading this you are not bored to tears because of how veeeeery long this post is.
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News that has nothing to do with The Sims 3. [/u]
                          Tomorrow (26th January) there will be a solar eclipse in my country (Maldives) and a few other countries during 1.30. The full eclipse will be seen during 2.00 pm. 

 

[-[gooey kablooey]-]

even though theres alot of rumors i'm not worried about it.
i just checked EB Games (the place where i pre-ordered the collectors ed.)
and it still says 20th and i don't think they'll move it too far back maybe a few
weeks but mehh. 

[Maissi]

I think it's gonna be delayed.. The more and more rumous come eventually Ea will follow.. Kinda sad =( it wud have been almost my birthday when it wud have been released here.. Anyway the game will be better if they delay it since they get to finish it.. and nothing is certain until we hear the final word from EA

[Earth Mama]

Why would EA set a final release date if they weren't sure if they're gonna finish the game in time or not? {glare}

[anyiahsim]

(25-01-2009 08:27 PM)earthgirl link Wrote:Why would EA set a final release date if they weren't sure if they're gonna finish the game in time or not? {glare}

exactly  we have less than a month b4 the release so they would've been confirmed if its been delayed

[yummybunny]

True, usually games delay by then...it's not too late to delay, but if it isn't delayed by Friday or sometime that next week, then there has to not be a delay.

I just think that EA likes us speculating and stuff...because they just need to have a press release and clear things up. 

[Earth Mama]

they know how excited we are. 8) sooooo... they thought: "let's release the freak-out factor!" .otherwise we will get bored waiting and waiting in silence for the game to come. And they will get bored too hearing us complaining how there are no news, pics and vids. {lol} Here's the real news! Oh yeah, the noise! {rolleyes}

[chelikins]

If you go to where the original post that started all this, it is gone. That whole thread is.

[yummybunny]

I read that she was forced to delete it.  Probably EA said something, or probably, it was just causing too much drama, so it was suggested that she'd take it off.

She knew people would be out there tripping and going crazy, like it's the Rapture.  This is one of the few forums that are pretty calm and aren't making fifty release date topics. 

[The Adam Diamond]

LOL, I know. I was extrememly sure they couldn't and wouldn't push it back, since they kept the date on their site, but since they've taken it off......... *worried face*

They still released february the 20th on the flyer! They can't change that! what about the people that already pre-ordered, and can't find out that the date has been pushed back? All the game store would have to phone them up personally and tell them...

So i'm 50/50 on this matter. I wont believe it until it's official.