David Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 UPDATE4/4/14 is now official. Original post below. So recently Irons provided us with an interesting bit of (currently unconfirmed) insider information detailing the potential release of ESO. I won't reveal his actual source unless he does, but the gist of it: But if the information I got is corret than we will only have to wait till mid february to finally play the damn game.I think mid-feb the preorders will start, that's super early.. if that's the case then preorders should already be started. :S That's actually a great point that no one mentioned when we were discussing this in the chat. That would make perfect sense - retailers start pre-orders in February (Q1), and then the game ships in Spring (Q2) as we've been told. My money is now on April. Anyways, I'm making this thread since we don't have a mega-thread for new news/predictions and I expect a lot more information will be coming out fairly soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xalara Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 pre-orders are already available, though. You can order the game already on amazon and other sites, you could do that for a while now. ZM has been really slow with releasing new information and they have been holding back a lot, so it's really hard to say when they are going to release the game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musclemagic Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Well, most games have been releasing their release date only about 2 months before release lately..so this wouldn't be too surprising just from that aspect. I guess they do have preorders, price-confirmed ones at that, I was just thinking that with no release date they're unofficial but that's not really the case. But, like you said, they haven't released much information--their pace of information being released hasn't changed at all. This, to me, says they're still a ways off...but it could also mean that there's a rush of information coming. I guess we just don't know, but if Gamestop inventory-slots opened up in mid-Feb, then I guess that's at least an option we shouldn't discount... Even with ZS saying that it'll be out in spring. idk, because they're supposed to do open-beta on PS4 and PC about 3 weeks before release like normal and then 2 weeks before release on xb1.. They've said multiple times that everything, including patches+patch dates and such will be the same for both consoles and PC, so this at least gives me some peace of mind that they won't pull a twat move and release early on PC like every other game... All I know is that for me, the later in Spring it comes out, the better. I have a busy schedule lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocZero00 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 I hope they hold off until they have the adventure zones perfectly balanced for a smooth release, will save a lot of headaches after the launch trying to patch something that important to the success of the game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irons Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 My personal guess is also April that's why I'm sceptical that it really will release in February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Areodon Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Think that we dont have info or clue when it can happend. For me spring is good enough as far as they deliver high quality product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted December 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 pre-orders are already available, though. You can order the game already on amazon and other sites, you could do that for a while now. You're right, of course. Aren't there just placeholder pages up now, though? Perhaps February is when specific SKU details are set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xalara Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 You're right, of course. Aren't there just placeholder pages up now, though? Perhaps February is when specific SKU details are set up. Yea, kind of, I guess. If you pre-order now, it's just a reservation for when the game releases, since the sellers don't know the release date either Personally, I think April would be a good time! Wouldn't mind march either, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musclemagic Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 You're right, of course. Aren't there just placeholder pages up now, though? Perhaps February is when specific SKU details are set up. Yeah, I mean they have price-confirmed so at least that's something. I remember at the biggest chain of game-stores in Australia they had preorders for Diablo 3 for 80$ about 2.5 years before it was released -- and they were saying it would be released in a few months. XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Areodon Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 This is thread from tamriel foundry forum..... "So this happened. Even believable by microsoft? If it’s true I actually think it’s a little too soon to be coming out. The hype just isn’t big enough and I think a lot of people were hoping for more beta tests first. Plus it isn’t even spring lol. Just thought I’d see what you guys think, if it’s credible. It was posted on the ESO facebook page a good bit and the moderators keep taking it down. http://www.microsoftstore.com/<wbr />store/msusa/en_US/pdp/<wbr />productID.285251700Saying 2/25/14 release" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted December 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 This is thread from tamriel foundry forum..... "So this happened. Even believable by microsoft? If it’s true I actually think it’s a little too soon to be coming out. The hype just isn’t big enough and I think a lot of people were hoping for more beta tests first. Plus it isn’t even spring lol. Just thought I’d see what you guys think, if it’s credible. It was posted on the ESO facebook page a good bit and the moderators keep taking it down. http://www.microsoftstore.com/<wbr />store/msusa/en_US/pdp/<wbr />productID.285251700Saying 2/25/14 release" That's within a week of Iron's estimate. Where there's smoke, there's often fire. Here is a working link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Areodon Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Fire in this case is not bad news at all .-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musclemagic Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Microsoft, you dun-gone and fucked up. ZeniMax is going to be pissed, even if they are right. Or--maybe it's a market ploy. I still don't believe it could be that early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocZero00 Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 If this was a poll, I would guess open beta in Feb/2014 if all goes well with stress testing for Mega server; then release in April/2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForEverone Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 I guess my guess would be 4/4/14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irons Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 I guess my guess would be 4/4/14 looks like a good guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xalara Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 yea. April 4th sounds pretty good to me, we can expect open beta in March then PvP Trailer looks amazing ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musclemagic Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 My guess is March 21. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForEverone Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 even though im really excited for teso the pvp trailer looks pretty poor to me. Choppy performance and stiff animations and im pretty sure i already saw the clips before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Grey Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 http://elderscrollsonline.com/en/news/post/2013/12/11/eso-release-plans-announced Well looks like that settles it Sorry to the console players who have to wait until Junes but I'm pumped! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkheaD Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Fantastic news! I'll be travelling for a few months in April so I'll have just enough time to build an unhealthy addiction!The PvP trailer reminds me a little of Darkfall. The horse audio and battle ambient noise sounds to be added in. Animations are okay but that broad camera pan was a little choppy.Either way I'm pumped, time to find an Aussie guild! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocZero00 Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Early this morning, to the great excitement of its fans, ZeniMax announced the release dates for its upcoming title The Elder Scrolls Online. To get right to the point, PC and Mac will see the game on April 4th, 2014 (or 4.4.14), with it later coming to PS4 and Xbox One sometime in June, 2014. This split release date seems to be a confirmation of their earlier promise that the game had not and would not see its release date pushed back to accommodate the console port.In the announcement, Matt Firor also wrote of his gratitude towards the fan base, specifically mentioning an enormous growth in the number of beta applicants -300,000 in November, which took the total number to approximately 4 million- as an indicator of rising interest in ESO worldwide.Well, there you have it folks. Take off from work, stock up the fridge, and cancel any plans. What do you think about the release date announcement? Are you surprised that the consoles are releasing slightly later? Will the difference in release dates change your platform decision at all? Let us know all about it in the comment section below! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irons Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 It's great sign that there are at least 2 months between console and Pc launch because that shows that they but their effort into the Pc version and will use the 2 months to port it on consoles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted December 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Closing this thread since the predictions are no longer necessary. Release topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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