Release Date Prediction

[mashed]

This has probably been several times before, but there are key developments occuring as we sp... er... type:

The release candidate was sent to Vivendi on the 15th.

Today (09/27) it was revealed that several legit UK/AUS/NZ magazines are reviewing it in their next issue. We also now know PC Gamer is reviewing it as a cover story for their December issue.

So with that said, and God willing no VU bullcrap delay to 2005, lets accurately guess the release date.

Give an optimistic date, and a pessimistic date

Optimistic - October 20th
Pessimistic - November 15th

I'd say 10/20 the earliest because we know even in a best case scenario, Steam activation will coincide with retail release. Retail release wouldn't be until a few weeks after the RC is accepted and it goes gold since Vivendi would want to make sure all the retailers have plenty of time to get this in their weekly ads/fliers.

I say 11/15 at the latest because that is the sixth anniversary of Half-Life's release. Any later than that and VU is up to no good.

The game is done. We want to play it. The end.

 

[johnnypoopoopant]

im guessing nov. 27 cus its my birthday

 

[ACROW_LEFT]

im thinkin next year, cause i've been sayin, we'll its only a matter of weeks now, about 30 times so far

 

[Icarusintel]

your first guess is closer to the truth, i'd say, the reviews are coming, we got another preload, it's all coming together so well

 

[Ch1cKeN]

ultra optimistic - tomorrow, when no one suspects a thing
optimistic - october 15-20
pessimistic - november 30th - christmas holidays
ultra pessimistic - tomorrow, and it comes with a free keyboard rest that slits your wrists.

 

[True_Eraser]

can optimistic be moved to in stores before the 19th(my Bday)?

No Ultra Pessimistic is the legal battles getting worse and the game never comes out and winds up disappearing off the face of the earth like DNF.

 

[mashed]

Well if I'm not mistaken, games ship on Tuesdays so it would be shipping on October 19th. I live on the East Coast so basically we get it slightly later. I know a lot of West Coast stores will start selling big games as soon as they come in on the ship day... or so I I've heard... I think...

 

[Admin_Winnuting]

Hi all this is my first post.

Please forgive me as I don't know that much about half-life2, Apart from all the interveiws and and pics and stuff.

As i'm sure alot of you already know EB "Pre-Order: Ships on 11/01/2004". Can someone explain what this means for HL2, If anything at all?
They do say it's an estimate, But they must have some idea... Right?

I cant wait to kill some headcrabs!

 

[cadaveca]

because "everone should be able to play at the same time", i think that there must be another preload before release. there's still maps and such to go, unless they are hidden somehow in the other game gcf's.
so, once we get another preload, maybe next week, or the week after..
CS:S is almost all there..and we need HL2 levels. one or 2 more preloads before release. i stopped counting days a long time ago.

 

[CommandoSR]

nevermind - delete this

 

[AntiAnto]

Optimistic: October 20th
Pessimistic: Never

 

[Admin_Winnuting]

Super extra Optimistic: It's already out and noones been told.
Optimistic: Oct 1st
Pessimistic: 2006.
Super extra Pessimistic: It's already out and noones EVER going to be told...EVER!

 

[RandomX]

Optimistic: November 1, 2004.
Pessimistic: February 1, 2005.

(Don't want to rush a release date or you get a bad final product, like some games that were rushed and became crap. I say we go for the date that most have heard, and hope for that. I don't want it any earlier... also because I won't be getting a decent computer until december and I can't get the game until then :bounce: )

 

[iicehawk15]

ultra optimistic - tomorrow, when no one suspects a thing
optimistic - october 15-20
pessimistic - november 30th - christmas holidays
ultra pessimistic - tomorrow, and it comes with a free keyboard rest that slits your wrists.

ahahahahahah I love it

 

[iicehawk15]

Optimistic: November 1, 2004.
Pessimistic: February 1, 2005.

(Don't want to rush a release date or you get a bad final product, like some games that were rushed and became crap. I say we go for the date that most have heard, and hope for that. I don't want it any earlier... also because I won't be getting a decent computer until december and I can't get the game until then :bounce: )

haha hl2 being rushed? yeah right

 

[rdytorave]

Box release 11/1/04. Steam release at least 24 hours earlier.

 

[UndercoverBob]

ultra optimistic-i will get it tonight in the mail
optimistic-feb1st
pessmistic-january 2005
ulta-pessimistic-VUG goes anal rapage on gabe, gabe newel sues VUG again for anal rapage and bill gates goes wtf??!!!??? then Gabe eats a dontut....munch...munch....munch...yum. bill gates comes in with a tommygun and is like "GIVE ME A COOKIE" VUG gives him a cookie but they attemt to rape bill gates and bill sues VUG with all this sueage VUG goes bankrupt and HL2 never ships

im bored...TO BE CONTINUED