RCT3 Release pushed up to 10/27

Group:

Yesterday, I went to pre-order RCT3, and while doing so, the friendly clerk looked on his computer and told me the release date is October 27. Having previously been told in numerous places November 2nd, I pointed that out, to which he replied, "It's been moved up".

Anyway, when you preorder they hand you an almost empty product box (waste of packaging), which contains an index card. I won't divulge the code on the index card, but the free gift of 3 pre-designed coasters is for the full game, not the demo.

There is nothing hidden in the game code, the passkey is for a website to be launched after 10/26 which jives with the 10/27 release date.

Well, I'll be depending more on Gamespot & IGN.

As soon as they announce the game has gone Gold, then you know there's only about a week or so before the game ships out to retailers.

I just hope that if it is bumped up, they aren't rushing it, and the game is complete with all the demo bugs worked out.

According to Atari the release date is still Nov. 2nd. However, retailers will receive the product approximately a week prior to that date. So, if you pre-order the game, you will be able to pick it up on or around Oct 27th. If you wait for it to hit the shelves, you will be able to buy it on Nov 2nd.

Atari has been saying 11/2, but the US retailers have been saying 10/27. If they have it, I'm sure they'll sell it to you.

Just saw on Atari's site, it is gold now... says 11/2 in stores.

What store was this, Coasterville Dave?

I was at an EB Games.

This is one release date I don't want to see moved up! Please, Atari and Frontier, make this game more bug free than the demo before sending it out!

Just called my local EB Games (in Oviedo, near Orlando) and they confirm the 27th release date.

Wow, Grand Theft Auto next week, RCT3 the week after, Gran Turismo Nov. 15, cooooolio!

Eb Games which Gamespot hosts has had the release date for the 27th now for a while and Grand theft auto actually comes out on the 26th so they are right there together........according to the EB site..

Oh yea not to get off topic but Gran Turismo has been moved to a Dec the 15th release date check it out on Gamespot...they changed it about 2-weeks ago!!! *** Edited 10/11/2004 9:51:25 PM UTC by Evolution***

Damn, i guess I have old info. :( One step forward, 2 steps back. At least the step forward is RCT... no complaints. :)

ha, yea i took so many steps i got lost! ;) Good New for All! :)

RCT3 and Grand Theft Auto....I won't sleep for days.

And isn't Halo2 coming out soon? Oh population of insomniacs will triple!

Hey guys, i work at best buy, RCT3 hits the shelves on Nov. 2nd. The store will have it about 5 days before, and i know for sure there aren't any stores that will put it out before in fear of how much troble they would get in.

GTA on the 26th. Games and movies come out on Tuesdays, not Wednesdays, that was a dead give away that the 27 wont happen.

So? Best Buy isn't other stores.

Not to step on any toes Bert123, but Paper Mario 2 for Gamecube comes out tomorrow (wednesday) and is listed in there ad as such!

If I remember right, Target released RCT2 well before the "official" release date. Nothing saying it won't happen again with RCT3 with other retailers.

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Bert123 said:
Hey guys, i work at best buy, RCT3 hits the shelves on Nov. 2nd. The store will have it about 5 days before, and i know for sure there aren't any stores that will put it out before in fear of how much trouble they would get in.

GTA on the 26th. Games and movies come out on Tuesdays, not Wednesdays, that was a dead give away that the 27 wont happen.

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Not every game company promotes that "sell only on this day" method; maybe something like GTA, or Halo 2, yes. I doubt Atari is enforcing this date policy. I'm betting any store that gets it before the 2nd, will be selling it immediately, and on-line shops like EB, will begin shipping on the 26th. If a particuarl walk-in shop holds back on selling RCT3 until the 2nd (and it's sitting in the stock room for days), then I can only say, too bad for their customers. If you happen to have used overnight shipping at a shop like EB on-line, you'll be playing it on the 27th. I seriously doubt a store is going to wait a week later to unload it to the public.

Drink beer. Play RCT3. Vote Kerry on 11/2 ;)