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Still No Physical Edition?

November 27, 2011 8:27:35 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums

With just over a month before the end of Q4 and the deadline for Rebellion, there is still no physical edition? Why is this? The only reason I have not preordered is because there has been less than no confirmation on the physical edition. The replies I got were hesitant and not really sure, some even saying that there might be no disc for it. Can I get a definite answer to this, before I decide if I want to preorder this game or not?

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Reply #1 November 27, 2011 9:27:03 AM
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Rebellion is planned for April-March 2012... and it is not a fixed ETA... in fact, beta testing have not yet started...

Since Rebellion is a stand alone, similar to Trinity, i bet that there will be a physical release... Don't think that Stardock will ignore the retail sector, same if the majority choose for digital version...

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Reply #2 November 27, 2011 11:58:56 AM
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Quoting Thoumsin,
reply 1
Rebellion is planned for April-March 2012... and it is not a fixed ETA... in fact...

That's so long from now... where did you hear that?

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Reply #3 November 27, 2011 12:34:56 PM
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Quoting Wrath89,
reply 2
That's so long from now... where did you hear that?

Quoting Yarlen,
reply 27
Only thing we're going to say for now is Spring 2012.

 

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Reply #4 November 28, 2011 2:19:40 AM
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The preorder said Q4 2011. They changed it?

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Reply #5 November 28, 2011 2:28:17 AM
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Quoting Khezef,
reply 4
The preorder said Q4 2011. They changed it?

Afraid so. I don't think any version of Sins has ever met its initial release date, but I'm glad that with Sins at least Stardock has always tried to perfect its products as much as possible.

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Reply #6 November 28, 2011 2:44:35 AM
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Quoting GoaFan77,
reply 5

Quoting Khezef, reply 4The preorder said Q4 2011. They changed it?

Afraid so. I don't think any version of Sins has ever met its initial release date, but I'm glad that with Sins at least Stardock has always tried to perfect its products as much as possible.

 

I'd rather them take a bit longer and have less bugs than rush it like so many game companies do and release a poor product full of bugs. Games tend to get less priority  after release so it takes longer to fix and less to fix. Its kind of like getting paid for a job before you do it. You lose some incentive to spend your time on it if you already been paid for it.

 

With most game companies i got to where i will wait till the price starts dropping. By then you know most of what is going to be fixed is going to be fixed already.

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Reply #7 November 28, 2011 3:23:20 AM
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Quoting Khezef,
reply 4
The preorder said Q4 2011. They changed it?

The release date is a place holder, not a fixed date... better a game company who somehow delay a release that a one who rush for meet a release date... usually, rush mean almost unplayable game filled with a lot of bug... today, it is the actual trend for a lot game company but not Stardock... They have test first hand what can be rushing with some of their other game titles...

Since people who have pre-order Rebellion will be able to beta test the game, the Q4 2011 is somehow a valid date for them... if the game is planned to be released spring 2012, it mean that soon the beta testing phase will begin...

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Reply #8 April 5, 2012 1:09:35 AM
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Bump. Any word yet? Release date is announced.

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Reply #9 April 5, 2012 1:31:07 AM
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Quoting Khezef,
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Bump. Any word yet? Release date is announced.

Retail edition has been canceled. There may or may not be a physical collectors addition, though it will still require steam no matter how you get it. So at best it will only save you the download.

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Reply #10 April 5, 2012 1:38:37 AM
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Quoting GoaFan77,
reply 9

Quoting Khezef, reply 8Bump. Any word yet? Release date is announced.

Retail edition has been canceled. There may or may not be a physical collectors addition, though it will still require steam no matter how you get it. So at best it will only save you the download.

 

 

Link to cancellation?

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Reply #11 April 5, 2012 2:09:05 AM
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Quoting Khezef,
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Link to cancellation?

From Frogboy himself.

https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/418058

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Reply #12 April 5, 2012 2:32:22 AM
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Aww. I hope there will be a mail-to-you physical version. Someone mentioned that and they didnt shoot it down.

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Reply #13 April 5, 2012 9:20:43 AM
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Outside of the planned Collector's Edition (which will be in very limited supply), there will be no physical version of Rebellion made available.

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Reply #14 April 5, 2012 9:24:22 AM
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Physical editions are pretty rapidly becoming extinct. The costs of doing them are high and the return is low. One of the big reasons we're seeing smaller and indie PC games do so well is that they're freed up from those expenses.

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Reply #15 April 5, 2012 5:31:56 PM
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Quoting Yarlen,
reply 13
Outside of the planned Collector's Edition (which will be in very limited supply), there will be no physical version of Rebellion made available.

I would be interested in that. How much are they and where can I order one?

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