How do some people already have the plat if the game hasn't been released yet?

[JekTC]

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[Beliar4]

Dunno, review copies maybe?

[Smashero]

HACKERS!!!!

 

 

But seriously: never heard about press releases, copies for youtubers/influencers, reviewers or simply gifts to some "celebrities" (like here on PSNP?  ).

It's not the first time, lol.

Edited November 7, 2019 by Smashero

[Sergen]

They got the game shipped to them early, Middle Eastern countries often break the street date for games because the stores don't get in trouble for that and can often make more money selling the game before it is released. Aside from that, if you're a content creator then you can get a review copy sent to you before the official release date if you are a big enough creator.

[P-Low14]

Im still seeing 0% on all trophies??

[Lezonidas]

15 minutes ago, JekTC said:

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Reviewers, youtubers and influencers have the game since October 14th

[AK-1138]

Timey wimey space wizards, my friend.

[Lezonidas]

6 minutes ago, P-Low14 said:

Im still seeing 0% on all trophies??

Yeah, but if you click on any trophy you'll see a ton of people who has earned it already, for example the prologue tropyh: https://psnprofiles.com/trophy/9955-death-stranding/2-delivering-is-what-i-do

[TwiceOnSundays]

Online sites in the UK mostly send games out a few days before release. 

 

Mine from ShopTo came about an hour ago.

 

[Sikutai]

4 minutes ago, TwiceOnSundays said:

Online sites in the UK mostly send games out a few days before release. 

 

Mine from ShopTo came about an hour ago.

 

 

Great! Give it to me!

[Cthulu-72]

Amazon accidentally sent me my preorder of Horiizon Zero Dawn five days early, could be some cases of things like that. I didn't complain. 

[P-Low14]

29 minutes ago, Lezonidas said:

Yeah, but if you click on any trophy you'll see a ton of people who has earned it already, for example the prologue tropyh: https://psnprofiles.com/trophy/9955-death-stranding/2-delivering-is-what-i-do

Copies of the game have been out for weeks to game review companies and content creators.  So it doesn't surprise me that a few put the time into it to platinum it.

[PhantomFear94]

13 minutes ago, TwiceOnSundays said:

Online sites in the UK mostly send games out a few days before release. 

 

Mine from ShopTo came about an hour ago.

 

 

I'm from the UK and I never get games early (GAME) Is this the site? May change my pre-order strategy knowing this!  https://www.shopto.net/

Edited November 7, 2019 by PhantomFear94

[Leenewbe]

46 minutes ago, AK-1138 said:

Timey wimey space wizards, my friend.

i was just gonna say magic but you got specific.  

[TwiceOnSundays]

13 minutes ago, PhantomFear94 said:

 

I'm from the UK and I never get games early (GAME) Is this the site? May change my pre-order strategy knowing this!  https://www.shopto.net/

 

Yep, that's the one.

 

I usually go for them or Simplygames. But I noticed yesterday Simplygames were saying they wouldn't be sending it out until this morning. 

 

ShopTo ended up sending it yesterday afternoon and it came today. 

[Shadiochao]

8 minutes ago, PhantomFear94 said:

I'm from the UK and I never get games early (GAME) Is this the site? May change my pre-order strategy knowing this!  https://www.shopto.net/

 

Simplygames also tries to send games out early. They didn't do it with Death Stranding, but just recently I got Super Monkey Ball 5 days before release

 

GAME is probably the worst place to buy games

[PhantomFear94]

6 minutes ago, TwiceOnSundays said:

 

Yep, that's the one.

 

I usually go for them or Simplygames. But I noticed yesterday Simplygames were saying they wouldn't be sending it out until this morning. 

 

ShopTo ended up sending it yesterday afternoon and it came today. 

 

I primarily use GAME for free pre-orders, do the others do the same? Thanks btw

[Arkhamryder]

In a small Town called Siegen in Germany, a Giant Store is selling it together with Need for Speed, because they want to have the money. GameStop is next to them and isn’t selling it until tomorrow. 

[TwiceOnSundays]

10 minutes ago, PhantomFear94 said:

 

I primarily use GAME for free pre-orders, do the others do the same? Thanks btw

 

Yeah they do the same.

 

ShopTo has a reward scheme too that can get the price down by a quid or so on each order. And they're usually cheaper than Game in the first place. 

[SolidNinjaSnake]

I also second that regarding Shopto! I always order from there unless there's a Special Edition that GAME has that I want. Death Stranding also arrived earlier for me too but I can't play it until Monday! ?

[Evil_Joker88]

I'm surprised the trophy time stamps have their actual date and time even though the list wasn't uploaded until a few hours ago...

[Shadiochao]

6 minutes ago, Evil_Joker88 said:

I'm surprised the trophy time stamps have their actual date and time even though the list wasn't uploaded until a few hours ago...

 

Trophy timestamps are all saved locally. You just won't be able to sync them until the trophy list itself has been uploaded to PSN.

[Gage]

13 minutes ago, Evil_Joker88 said:

I'm surprised the trophy time stamps have their actual date and time even though the list wasn't uploaded until a few hours ago...

They're always saved to proper time regardless of when the list gets put up on the server. 

[Fr_0zt]

"Because been a shill has its privileges" 

 

 

Edited November 7, 2019 by Fr_0zt

[starcrunch061]

2 hours ago, Lezonidas said:

Reviewers, youtubers and influencers have the game since October 14th

 

Is that a real term? I've heard people say it, but I just thought it was another word for "shill".