game release dates

im not exactly sure how to put this so ill just say it as best i can

why is it when games are released (not all games but most of them) that americans seem to get them one week or even two weeks before the rest of the planet?? now before anyone says it works just on the same principal as film releases or something similar
to that ill just stop you by pointing out that you cant play films as online multiplayers and build up characters etc... and before someone says just because its available doesnt mean everyone buys the game, i will say what is the point in different release
dates if everyones just going to buy a game whenever they can anyways.

i find this to be very unfair and it is deliberately giving a specific group of people an unfair advantage over players of any other region, good examples would be just about any call of duty or forza game (cant believe i used COD as an example considering
its away down the toilet anyways)

are players of that region considered soo bad that its deemed they need a "head start" or something??

just as a precaution before anyone points out the obvious.... YES it does annoy me, im sick of buying certain games on release and going to play them online only to be kicked up and down a map by some american dude that was able to buy it 2 weeks before
me and have all sorts of advantages in game like perks, weapons, knowledge of maps etc.

what im looking to find out is why they even bother with different release dates and also peoples personal opinions on the subject.

:)

 

Dear Xbox, the gamers and I need to have a talk.

Game release dates are down to the developers.

I would rather a game be delayed & working than being rushed to meet a release date & then be broken on release.

A developer can give a release date for say 8 months time,an unseen problem could arise 2 months before that release date that will take a while to sort out so they have to push the release date back,seems fair to me.

 

Games demo release date.

I believe no because it was only for the Dragons Dogma pre-orders.

 

I don't like how Xbox and other companies have different release dates for different countries.

I can understand that for some countries it may take longer, but not for US vs UK, there shouldn't be any difference whatsoever.

 

Have a read of this
www.eurogamer.net/.../2012-11-23-why-are-we-stuck-with-games-being-released-on-a-friday quite interesting.

 

Licensing? Manufacturing? I don't know. All I know is that worldwide launches (referring to a launch on the same day, worldwide) are hella expensive and lots of stuff can and will go wrong.

 

daft badger thats what im talkin about, that article is bang on the spot.