Unlock date/time on Steam

[Gespenst]

Unlock date/time on Steam

I ended up buying TW3 from Steam because, for whatever reason, it was cheaper for me than on GoG. I'm regretting that a little now because it looks like the game is coming out like a day and a half later than it is on GoG.

Does anyone know if this is accurate? If it is, why is Steam doing that?

 

[Lieste]

No idea, that would be news to me... I'd understood it to be the same time for all platforms, worldwide.

 

[Gespenst]

http://i.imgur.com/pRMoZXY.jpg

It should be coming out at 1 am CET, right?

 

[Lieste]

From "now". I'd expect it to be 5 days, 22 hours. give or take 5 minutes.

 

[earthonline]

no you have not

 

[Gespenst]

Yeah, Steam seems to think it's coming out at 5pm... (that screencap was taken just now)

 

[dragonbird]

http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threads/35762-The-Witcher-3-Wild-Hunt-now-available-for-preload-on-GOG-com-and-Steam!

Same time everywhere. Steam apparently just haven't said so on their site.

 

[dygovilar]

Someone at CDPR should contact Steam about this. We shouldn't be penalized because we bought the game on another platform

 

[statmonster2]

1. Steam often seems posts a time much later than it will actually go live - probably to avoid wailing lunatics in case they are five minutes late. (This seems to apply to AAA titles.) as launch time approaches the timer may get reset to when it will actually go live.
2. Steam will launch titles when they open for business on the West Coast. (This seems to mainly apply to smaller exclusive titles only released on Steam).

In any case, patience is a virtue. :harhar:

 

[Senteria]

Someone at CDPR should contact Steam about this. We shouldn't be penalized because we bought the game on another platform

But you should be. Steam is the personification of the devil!
nah, in all honesty, it doesn't really matter. It only matters that everyone can play the game.

 

[earthonline]

I hope it unlocks early

 

[dygovilar]

UP!

 

[nleibert]

The times on Steam aren't always correct, there's been lots of high profile games on Steam that unlocked at the times the devs said they would that was much earlier then the time Steam had.

 

[Ouroboros612]

I heard you can't even cheat the timer by using a korean VPN as with DA:I?

 

[dragonbird]

I heard you can't even cheat the timer by using a korean VPN as with DA:I?

It's the same time everywhere.

 

[hamilcarBarca.196]

It's the same time everywhere.

hahahahaha not sure,according to einstein !

 

[dragonbird]

hahahahaha not sure,according to einstein !

OK. You got me there.
Anyone with a VPN that goes through a wormhole or some other discontinuity in the space-time continuum may also be able to get an early unlock. Or a later one.

 

[sidspyker]

Dammit Marty...

 

[Gespenst]

The unlock time on Steam seems to have been corrected now.