FFX US release date = Dec 26

Don\'t you have \'boxing day\' in the US?  Here in Canada, at least, the 26th of december is synonymous with great sales, one day only, where a LOT of people goto stores, to buy those things they\'ve been holding out on....  

Boxing Day - remember it.

so you going to tell me software companies arent after sales? that is their main goal.

think like them..think marketing strategy.

I am thinking like them.  When would they make the most money?  In the middle of January, or right after Christmas?  Ddaryl gave a great reason why it would be way better to release it right after Christmas.  Lots of kids will have tons of money to blow on something.  Why not blow it on something good?

I don\'t really care why Square is releasing it right after Christmas though.  All I care about is I\'ll be getting it a whole month earlier.

MGS2 will no doubt be the biggest launch game in history. so why not release it a day after thanksgiving better yet, after xmas.

I don\'t know.  That would be a lot smarter wouldn\'t it?  I don\'t understand what your point is with this (sorry, I\'m a little slow )

my point is, shipping games will be slow..its the holidays, especially during xmas. stores will be closed a day or two after xmas...and im not say ALL. most people will be on vacation like in cancun, or hawaii or other countries visiting family and friends or just relaxing on the beach. i bet thats what all them publishers, distributors, and developers, even the head honcho at Square would be doing during the holiday.

and a big game like FFX is, IGN or any other gamingsite would have posted the news about it already. wouldnt you agree ?

but hey, it could have been a typo at sonyweb. it could be true. but dont get your hopes up too high until theres OFFICIAL news about it.

if it does come out the day after xmas, the more the merry\'er. if not, the worse is it comes out next year.

Originally posted by FatalXception
Don\'t you have \'boxing day\' in the US?  Here in Canada, at least, the 26th of december is synonymous with great sales, one day only, where a LOT of people goto stores, to buy those things they\'ve been holding out on....  

Boxing Day - remember it.

Nope, no Boxing Day for us Americans, what the hell is it for

Originally posted by Bozco



Nope, no Boxing Day for us Americans, what the hell is it for

Basically its a special day for all the stores to be opened and selling everything they can for low low prices, i know they wont lower the price of newly released video games like FFX but boxing day gets about half of the city into shopping malls ans stores across the city

[CHIZZY]

Boxing day is great...

here in Buffalo we even have sales for boxing day since we\'re on the border...

Originally posted by CHIZZY
Boxing day is great...

here in Buffalo we even have sales for boxing day since we\'re on the border...

Hey dude I sent you a PM

I\'m originally from Buffalo myself Hamburg actually






but the day after Christmas almost every gamestor is open and all the kids who raked in all the dough from Xmas are willing to spend it so why not attract them into the gamestore to buy FFX and why they are there they\'ll probably pick up another PS2 game or so with all that loot


Wait till January and the kids will spend all there money on somethign else

Originally posted by ooseven
FFX US release date 26th of December 2001

FFX UK release date 14 of MARCH 2004

you\'re not seroius about 2004?!!!!?!?!?! WTF?!! you meant 2001 right....?

Xmas is on the 24th here

And FFX a few days after xmas would rock..
But me.. Just like ooseven must wait til 2004..        

Originally posted by ChocoboSquared



you\'re not seroius about 2004?!!!!?!?!?! WTF?!! you meant 2001 right....?

No, I doubt very much he meant March 2001 .  You can probably expect it in March of 2002...  I pity you to the fullest extent of my heart.

Ps2gamer_59 - Thanks for explaining boxing day to our American neighbours (sp?), nice to know there\'s a local boy on the forums with me.  (Alta Vista, Ottawa resident )

I hope it is true but I won\'t get excited until something is confirmed. Then I will leap for joy.