Time is irrelevant for fans of Ciri ! 
...but if I had to guess I'd say Q3/Q4 2014.
...but if I had to guess I'd say Q3/Q4 2014.
That is most likely a place holder since no one else seems to have a date for it. So I wouldn't put to much stake in that date at this point.
*edit* Note also that the page states for Windows XP/Vista which will not even be supported platforms by Microsoft by that time.
*edit* Note also that the page states for Windows XP/Vista which will not even be supported platforms by Microsoft by that time.
The absence of Microsoft support does not render an operating system useless. I still have to support end users who have goddamn NT4 servers and can't be talked out of them.Kyriene said:
XP's out for sure; that says more about the quality of Amazon's proofreading than anything else. Not even 64-bit XP, because you cannot make it run WDDM drivers.
64-bit Vista supports WDDM and DirectX 11, so it would not have a problem supporting the game. 64-bit Vista is also a refuge of sorts for users with specialized hardware that does not have the signed drivers required by 64-bit Windows 7.
Microsoft non-support does not mean the operating system will cease running or will not run new software or drivers. In that sense, Microsoft non-support does not invalidate or render not credible a statement that a game will support Vista.Kyriene said:
Anyway, I've always expected a fourth quarter 2014 release, and so far, I haven't seen any reason to change that expectation.
I agree with the Q4 2014 release thought. My point was that the release date in that article is most likely a placeholder and the fact that they are showing OS's that are considered no longer supported supports that. How did this get totally off that ?GuyN said:
the days are numbered, wild hunt will start eventually. sharpen your sword fellow witcher.
Yes, they are not. But somebody actually had to authorize pre-orders, and set a price. I really doubt Amazon would do it completely on its own, without any go ahead from someone with a proper authority. So this date is an estimate but at least official (or semi-official) estimate. I would expect the date change to some later date, but definitely not the 1st-2nd quarter. The cover is a place-holder, as usual.GuyN said:
They had to have authorized it, but they will announce things like a date on the flimsiest of unconfirmed information.vivaxardas said:
Since it's consistent with the date I was expecting, I'm not surprised. But a stopped clock is right about as often as Amazon-provided release dates, and Amazon-provided compatibility information is always mere garbage.
I guess Amazon is now joining in Microsoft as the sitting duck in the never-ending target practice that seems to go on around here. As a long standing customer of both Amazon.com and Amaon.co.uk, I haven't experienced the problems some apparently have.
On topic, Amazon has posted TW3's price tag: $49.99. As indicated in their pre-order price guarantee, this constitutes an obligation on their part, which means they must have gotten it from WarnerBros. What reason is there to believe the North American publisher is not the source of the release date as well?
Regarding platform availability, it is obviously a mistake and given what I've just said it's hard for me to determine exactly whose fault it is.
September 30 is borderline Q4.
On topic, Amazon has posted TW3's price tag: $49.99. As indicated in their pre-order price guarantee, this constitutes an obligation on their part, which means they must have gotten it from WarnerBros. What reason is there to believe the North American publisher is not the source of the release date as well?
Regarding platform availability, it is obviously a mistake and given what I've just said it's hard for me to determine exactly whose fault it is.
September 30 is borderline Q4.
