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antistructure

01-10-2003, 02:14 PM

Hey was just reading the game-spy review for the 9800xt and they talked about the HL2 bundle, and they said that ATI mentioned a the delay was till "Mid-November"!.. closer than december.

:bounce:

http://www.gamespy.com/hardware/october03/radeon/

As stated earlier, both the Radeon 9800 XT (scheduled to be on shelves October 1st) and the Radeon 9600 (which should follow a few weeks later) will ship with full versions of Half-Life 2. It was unclear how this would be accomplished. I asked if we'd get a retail box, CDs in sleeves, or a redeemable voucher. The answer I received was "Um, yes." It seems as if HL2 has been delayed until around mid-November, so the best bet is a voucher.

blackparagon

01-10-2003, 02:17 PM

Here's another...

WHEN ITS DONE

DiSTuRbEd

01-10-2003, 02:22 PM

Originally posted by blackparagon
Here's another...

WHEN ITS DONE

This isn't 3DRealms producing HL2 there buddy.

nw909

01-10-2003, 02:24 PM

I thought it would be november, cool.

bastard_loud

01-10-2003, 02:25 PM

Mid-November is when the "Holiday Season" starts right?
Sounds reasonable to me.

Tropico

01-10-2003, 02:32 PM

Nowadays x-mas holidays start in september.I have seen lights being put up in my home town...

MrWhite

01-10-2003, 02:33 PM

Originally posted by DiSTuRbEd
This isn't 3DRealms producing HL2 there buddy.

They're not? ;(

nomicron

01-10-2003, 02:35 PM

fake

Arkaig

01-10-2003, 02:36 PM

I reckon that particular ATI spokesperson was guessing. Just like the rest of us huh?! ;(

ApocalypseNow

01-10-2003, 02:36 PM

I remember VALVe giving an exact date a few weeks ago called September 30th.... Look how well they kept that release date :) GO VALVe!! **** em!

FriScho

01-10-2003, 02:37 PM

mid-november to early-december is the last date if you want to grab the holiday season. 12/24 would be too late :)

I'm already over the peak of my hl2-hype so I do not care that much anyway. Maybe it will be pushed into 2004, maybe not... I play other games now.

nomicron

01-10-2003, 02:39 PM

it won't be out until 2004 i guess

Maskirovka

01-10-2003, 02:39 PM

the guy says "it seems" and ATI's reply was "um yes" when given 3 different things to pick from. this means nothing.

"do you want pizza, mexican, or chinese"
"um yes"
"it seems that mexican is the final choice"

wtf

||Diablo||

01-10-2003, 02:39 PM

Originally posted by ApocalypseNow
I remember VALVe giving an exact date a few weeks ago called September 30th.... Look how well they kept that release date :) GO VALVe!! **** em!

you're an idiot...hl2 would be on your hdd right now CUz yes hl2 is done but thks to steam and ppl who dont speak english its been pushed back

Pumbert

01-10-2003, 02:40 PM

Originally posted by blackparagon
Here's another...

WHEN ITS DONE

It is done isn't it? So that's wrong.

commando

01-10-2003, 02:40 PM

Originally posted by ||Diablo||
you're an idiot...hl2 would be on your hdd right now CUz yes hl2 is done but thks to steam and ppl who dont speak english its been pushed back

rofl haha so true:cheers:

twofold

01-10-2003, 02:42 PM

Originally posted by ||Diablo||
you're an idiot...hl2 would be on your hdd right now CUz yes hl2 is done but thks to steam and ppl who dont speak english its been pushed back

are you one of those afore mentioned people who cannot speak english? fantastic..

As for this date, it means nothing...but if hl2 was to launch around november time, it would be around the same time as the 9600xt, great for ATi.

||Diablo||

01-10-2003, 02:46 PM

Originally posted by twofold
are you one of those afore mentioned people who cannot speak english? fantastic..

As for this date, it means nothing...but if hl2 was to launch around november time, it would be around the same time as the 9600xt, great for ATi.

yes , yes i am..whats you're point?

Quotidian---

01-10-2003, 02:48 PM

the game IS done..

and i hope they release the game on the aniv. of hl1

Maskirovka

01-10-2003, 02:52 PM

Originally posted by twofold
are you one of those afore mentioned people who cannot speak english? fantastic..

ahhahahhahah

Black-Falcon

01-10-2003, 02:55 PM

Gah, when will the stupidity end?

twofold

01-10-2003, 03:08 PM

Originally posted by ||Diablo||
yes , yes i am..whats you're point?

Your literacy skills from the post appear to be close to that of a 6 year old, making snide comments about those who can't speak english is quite pathetic.

Sp00fman

01-10-2003, 03:11 PM

We don't have proof it's done!!

only some post of a member who writes that he spoke to gabe.
I don't see any vid/or picture (like spidcordfry with golden corwbar and gabe) yet!

dawdler

01-10-2003, 03:13 PM

Considering Valve have Steam, my guess is that it will either be a CD key, or some sort of unique code (doesnt have to be a cd key, can be some sort of ATI number) that will come with card, allowing you to download HL2 for free via Steam... They could easily ship it now with that code, it just cant be used until HL2 is released on Steam. Well, its a guess :)

theGreenBunny

01-10-2003, 03:23 PM

Let's all read DaveKap's post in the Valve info thread shall we:

====================================
No.
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Kap [mailto:****@rit.edu]
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 9:10 AM
To: GabeN@Valvesoftware.com
Subject: Localization?

Yes or no.
All you're working on is localization and hardware optimization, then HL2 is finished. Right?

~DaveKap

====================================

So no more thinking that it's actually done, because it sure as hell isn't.

See what Gabe says there? He says "NO"
This means the localization thing was utter BS, now stop whining about that you egocentric americans :P

dawdler

01-10-2003, 03:37 PM

Originally posted by theGreenBunny
Let's all read DaveKap's post in the Valve info thread shall we:

See what Gabe says there? He says "NO"
This means the localization thing was utter BS, now stop whining about that you egocentric americans :P
I read "All you're working on is localization and hardware optimization, then HL2 is finished. Right?"
So what he says is that no it isnt finished. Is he actually replying to the localisation thing at all? Makes you think :)

theGreenBunny

01-10-2003, 03:43 PM

Originally posted by dawdler
I read "All you're working on is localization and hardware optimization, then HL2 is finished. Right?"
So what he says is that no it isnt finished. Is he actually replying to the localisation thing at all? Makes you think :)

Ehh... hmmmeh... damn

DigiQ8

01-10-2003, 03:47 PM

Originally posted by theGreenBunny
Ehh... hmmmeh... damn
hehe :bounce:

antistructure

01-10-2003, 04:03 PM

omfg..... this is frieking rediculous... i think im just going to wait it out, and stop haunting the forums.... and just wait for the game to come out.. this complete lack of any grounding information and the obscene flow of misinformation is crazy... and this isnt even worldly important.. see you all on some HL2 server in the (near?)future.

ferd

01-10-2003, 04:05 PM

Originally posted by nomicron
fake

sad huh

Joneleth

01-10-2003, 04:06 PM

We've been hearing November for months, this isn't really anything new.

PvtRyan

01-10-2003, 04:08 PM

Originally posted by Black-Falcon
Gah, when will the stupidity end?

Einstein once said that there were only 2 things infinite, the universe and human stupidity. The first one seems not to be totally true, but halflife2.net forums have really proven the last one.

Is there actually something that points to that the game is done? (except speculation by 12 year olds)

EDIT: I'm not saying it isn't done, but what exactly is the prove for this?

Joneleth

01-10-2003, 04:09 PM

I just want to say that I also do not think the game is completed. We've been hearing from Valve THEMSELVES that the game isn't done. We've only heard from sources outside Valve (AKA these people have no ****ing clue what's going on) that the game is done. Do I believe Shacknews? No. Do I believe Gamespy? No. Do I believe IGN? No. I only believe Valve, because they're the ONLY ones who could possibly know if the game is done.

Bandages

01-10-2003, 04:13 PM

i dunno...mid-november kinda makes sense to me. i mean , ive had a suspicion about it ever since they said "mid-november is the 5th anniversary of Half life" and i think it was gabe who said "kinda funny how that works out, isnt it?" ...and from then on i just had a weird feeling about it.

i personally think they had mid-november planned all along...but i dont really have any evidence of it besides the quote i just explained, so oh well.

||Diablo||

01-10-2003, 04:19 PM

Originally posted by twofold
Your literacy skills from the post appear to be close to that of a 6 year old, making snide comments about those who can't speak english is quite pathetic.

lol , sorry mr.perfect and all serious and shit...god relax you'll live longer..

antistructure

01-10-2003, 04:20 PM

||Diablo||

01-10-2003, 04:22 PM

Originally posted by antistructure
omfg..... this is frieking rediculous... i think im just going to wait it out, and stop haunting the forums.... and just wait for the game to come out.. this complete lack of any grounding information and the obscene flow of misinformation is crazy... and this isnt even worldly important.. see you all on some HL2 server in the (near?)future.

heard ya the first time

Joneleth

01-10-2003, 04:22 PM

lol , sorry mr.perfect and all serious and shit...god relax you'll live longer..

Uh, it's called possessing at least a small bit of intelligence. Too bad that point totally flew over your head.

Mountain Man

01-10-2003, 04:23 PM

Originally posted by Pumbert
It is done isn't it? So that's wrong.
Perhaps you haven't heard, but it's been delayed because it's not done.

Mountain Man

01-10-2003, 04:26 PM

Originally posted by Joneleth
I just want to say that I also do not think the game is completed. We've been hearing from Valve THEMSELVES that the game isn't done.
To be fair, Valve also said the game was on track for a September 30 release, so it would seem they're not the most reliable source of Half-Life 2 information.

Bleeder

01-10-2003, 04:27 PM

Mid-November totally makes sense. Valve is a company, and in order to keep the company afloat, survive another day and make another game, they have to make $$$. Christmas season/shopping= Cha-ching. That's not to say they'll make it necessarily, just that we can count on the fact that they are most assuredly going to try their damndest to get it out during the time of year when everyone goes insane and rapes and pillages while sacraficing their babies on the altar of consumerism.

BigMatty

01-10-2003, 04:38 PM

I think you guys might have overlooked something..

...I asked if we'd get a retail box, CDs in sleeves, or a redeemable voucher. The answer I received was "Um, yes."

It seems as if HL2 has been delayed until around mid-November so the best bet is a voucher.

The gamespy reviewer said mid-november, not ATI
He's just guessing like the rest of us. If it was from ATI then it'd be a different story, but they only answered with "Um, yes"

antistructure

01-10-2003, 04:52 PM

Originally posted by Bleeder
Mid-November totally makes sense. Valve is a company, and in order to keep the company afloat, survive another day and make another game, they have to make $$$. Christmas season/shopping= Cha-ching. That's not to say they'll make it necessarily, just that we can count on the fact that they are most assuredly going to try their damndest to get it out during the time of year when everyone goes insane and rapes and pillages while sacraficing their babies on the altar of consumerism.

Agreed, though I dont think they NEED the 'holidaze season' push for HL2, but then again profitability is the name of the game, and whatever will push out a few more cents... well you get the picture.

ok last post.. ok maybe not, im stuck at work and bored out of my mind!

antistructure

01-10-2003, 05:29 PM

Originally posted by BigMatty
I think you guys might have overlooked something..

The gamespy reviewer said mid-november, not ATI
He's just guessing like the rest of us. If it was from ATI then it'd be a different story, but they only answered with "Um, yes"

didnt see it that way, i think your prolly rite..