WTF amazon?

[Eman311]

http://amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/002-8586786-5522427?initialSearch=1&url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=rock+band


august 11th, 2008?

[Oxyplox]

Meh, amazon will be amazon.

[TheTogfather]

Heh...just for the game though, the individual instruments are still nov 20. Now I think the various date changes on retail sites are just them screwing with us.

[ThePaska]

Thats really weird, there is no way it will come out August of next year. I don't understand why they have to constantly change release dates on us...especially when nothing has been confirmed. I wouldn't be worried about this.

[Eman311]

I'm not worried it's just a dumb move that makes absolutely no sense.

[exoscoriae]

You guys didn't hear? They decided to delay it to add "Roadie Mode" and "Coke Binge".

Coke binge allows you to do lines, but you ahve to maintain the rhythm of your heart or your game gets erased and it's all over.

There is also talk of a secret 'Yoko Ono Destroys Your Band" end boss.

[ValenciaJoe]

Heh...just for the game though, the individual instruments are still nov 20. Now I think the various date changes on retail sites are just them screwing with us.


This makes no sense at all. Amazon has the individual instruments, with no game, available in November, but the game, and the special edition packages, available in August. I wonder what the true story is. Will someone official please address the conflicting dates.
:confused:

[gh2masterwellalmost]

http://amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/002-8586786-5522427?initialSearch=1&url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=rock+band


august 11th, 2008?

Probably more realistic than us getting any new info, except for the day BEFORE its out. Lets hope its by 2010 eh

[AVC808]

maybe they got a notice for the ps2 release date, and accidentally put it up for the next gen console versions :)

[sporkBrigade]

This makes no sense at all. Amazon has the individual instruments, with no game, available in November, but the game, and the special edition packages, available in August. I wonder what the true story is. Will someone official please address the conflicting dates.
:confused:

Actually, this makes perfect sense. There are those who keep posting the various release dates from these stores and stressing about it, and there are those of us who keep pointing out again and again how moot it is. These dates mean nothing. They can change it to Jully 17th, 2013, the same day that the scorpian people emerge from the ocean to dominate the human race. It'll be just as reliable.

HMX has not announced a release date. All dates posted anywhere are speculation. This particular date sounds like speculation with a side order of typo, but still equally useless informaiton.

[SmokaCola]

Holy **** there's scorpion people living in the ocean?

Edit: Might just be in EU and AU though, this is what wiki says http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Band_(video_game) That says early 08... Last time I checked August isn't early in the year...

[toefer]

I read an article about this earlier in the day.




We got on the phone with Reverb Communications, Inc., the PR firm handling Rockband, who dispelled any rumors regarding this internal malfunction from Amazon.com. Tracie Snitker, VP of Public Relations for Reverb, explained that there is in fact no delay on the release date for Rockband. She added there would be an announcement made later this week on the exact release date, which is still on track for November 2007.



Sorry if this was posted already. Two days and counting until a release date announcement.

[espher]

Hey, here's a novel concept.

What if someone was keying it in and they have some application that autofills the year (like Excel would do)?

Punch in 08/11 and it autofills to the next August 11th, which would be in 2008.

If you had someone from, say, Europe enter the date, they'd enter it as Day/Month/Year instead of Month/Day/Year as we would in North America.

So, what if it was supposed to be 11/08, as in November 8th of this year?

They'd key it in as 08/11, and... voila.

:)

[exoscoriae]

thats a bit of a stretch... I'm more apt to believe in the Ocean Dwelling Scorpion People....

[espher]

thats a bit of a stretch... I'm more apt to believe in the Ocean Dwelling Scorpion People....

Meh, I've worked with a few European emigrants and they've done this a few times doing record entry. Force of habit is hard to break. :p

[SmokaCola]

thats a bit of a stretch... I'm more apt to believe in the Ocean Dwelling Scorpion People....

I wanna catch one... and play with it.

[Terranova]

I wanna catch one... and play with it.

I would be careful you don't want to end up like Steve Irwin, and that was a stingray the scorpion people are worse. ;)

[SmokaCola]

I would be careful you don't want to end up like Steve Irwin, and that was a stingray the scorpion people are worse. ;)


Yeah that'd suck like hell :( I'd get jabbed in the chest and then my balls would get clamped by the claws :(

[Apples]

Hey, here's a novel concept.

What if someone was keying it in and they have some application that autofills the year (like Excel would do)?

Punch in 08/11 and it autofills to the next August 11th, which would be in 2008.

If you had someone from, say, Europe enter the date, they'd enter it as Day/Month/Year instead of Month/Day/Year as we would in North America.

So, what if it was supposed to be 11/08, as in November 8th of this year?

They'd key it in as 08/11, and... voila.

:)


There's just enough truth in that to make it plausible. ;)

[Terranova]

There's just enough truth in that to make it plausible. ;)

Yeah I would by that also i'm in the UK and i must admit i have entered the date the UK way on a few U.S sites.

[masterx1918]

well accoding to amazon their peripherals are still coming out in november.

[Terranova]

looking at game stop they have some weird dates as well

the Bundle : Nov 20 for both 360 and PS3

the game on it's own : Nov 20 for both 360 and PS3

the wireless Strat controller : Nov 1st for both 360 and PS3

The drums : Nov 20 for 360 and Nov 1st for PS3

Mic : Nov 20 for 360 and Nov 1st for PS3

[Eman311]

some fishy stuff going on here

[Supergeek]

looking at game stop they have some weird dates as well

the Bundle : Nov 20 for both 360 and PS3

the game on it's own : Nov 20 for both 360 and PS3

the wireless Strat controller : Nov 1st for both 360 and PS3

The drums : Nov 20 for 360 and Nov 1st for PS3

Mic : Nov 20 for 360 and Nov 1st for PS3
Yeah, that's been like that for months. That's why I don't take any of these release dates seriously, unless it's from HMX or one of their partners.

[MountainKing]

well accoding to amazon their peripherals are still coming out in november.

I checked that link and it shows August 11th for game and January 31 for instruments.

[GrenadeJumper]

lol i thought that i would post the same thing but figured it was most def wrong and that I would get flamed :p

[sporkBrigade]

Another article on the issue.

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/26/harmonix-confirms-amazon-rock-band-delay-notices-are-wrong/

Evidently the Jan. 31st dates were Amazon's attempt at a "Fix". The whole thing is kind of funny so far.

[masterx1918]

haha Amazon is messed up

[deathstick]

There's supposed to be an announcement about the release date (which so far is STILL in November), bundle pricing and the like this week.

http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36852

[TheWolf619]

I hope they do finally announce this stuff, all these date changes are getting annoying.

[toefer]

There's supposed to be an announcement about the release date (which so far is STILL in November), bundle pricing and the like this week.

http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36852


The EvilAvatar post links to the GameAlmighty post I linked to earlier today. The PR person only said that the date would be announced, nothing about the pricing. We can only hope to get both.

[Bakkster]

I hope they do finally announce this stuff, all these date changes are getting annoying.

It wouldn't BE annoying if you guys would just quit worrying...

[toefer]

It wouldn't BE annoying if you guys would just quit worrying...

I don't think people worrying has anything to do with Amazon deciding to change their dates. But maybe that's just me.

[Bakkster]

I don't think people worrying has anything to do with Amazon deciding to change their dates. But maybe that's just me.

Yes, but if people didn't pay attention to rumors, they wouldn't have anything to whine and get their panties in a bundle about. Just remember, release is still November: nothing has changed unless you've convinced yourself it has. Just stop caring, and you won't get frustrated.

[toefer]

Just stop caring, and you won't get frustrated.

Stop caring about Rock Band?

Preposterous!

I know what you're saying though. I'd like to play RB tomorrow, but I'm not losing sleep waiting for November.

[_GABO_]

Yes, but if people didn't pay attention to rumors---BLAHBLAHBLAH

Without rumors half of the people here wouldn't even have a quarter of the posts they do, some exceptions--very few exceptions.

Plus, rumors give us something to do, Bakkster. That is.. aside from Halo 3:D.

[Quastor]

I call dibs on naming my first band "Ocean Dwelling Scorpion People"

[Redebo]

Hello from Amazon.com.

We have received new release date information related to your pre-ordered video game in the order you placed on September 15 2007 14:05 PDT (Order# xxxxxxxxx). The release date for the video game listed below has been changed by the publisher, and we want to provide you with a new delivery estimate based on the new release date:

"Rock Band Special Edition" [Video Game]
Release date: 08/11/2008
Estimated arrival date: 08/12/2008

We need you to approve the new delivery day by October 26 2007, or we will cancel the item(s) from your order if they have not shipped by then. Please visit the Order Update page in Your Account at the address below to approve the delay for the unavailable item(s):

http://www.amazon.com/gp/css......................

By approving the new delivery estimate, you are letting us know that you still want the item(s) though they may arrive later than expected.
If there are other items in your order, they will ship according to the delivery estimates listed in the order details in Your Account

If you would like to learn more about pre-ordering video games from Amazon.com, including when you can expect to receive your new video game, please visit our help page (http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/...........

We apologize for the inconvenience caused by this delay.

*****
WHY WAS THE DELIVERY ESTIMATE CHANGED?
While we do our best to adhere to these estimates, our inventory is constantly changing based on information we receive directly from our suppliers. Occasionally, unexpected fluctuations in supply or changes in release dates for new products will add time to our original availability estimate.

*****
WHAT IF I WANT TO CHANGE OR CANCEL MY ORDER?
You can always check on your order by clicking on Your Account at the top of any Amazon.com page. Once there, choose "Open and Recently Shipped Orders."

*****
WHAT IF AN ITEM HAS SHIPPED AND I NO LONGER WANT IT?
If your shipment arrives too late, you may either refuse delivery or return it to us for a refund. For returns instructions, please visit our Returns Center at www.amazon.com/returns.

*****
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If you have more questions about this order, you can e-mail or phone Customer Service by clicking the "Customer Service" button in the Contact Us box on the right side of any Help page (www.amazon.com/help).

Sincerely,

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==============================
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Please note: This e-mail was sent from a notification-only address that cannot accept incoming e-mail. Please do not reply to this message.

[el_duderino]

It is now back to Nov. 20, 2007 for the PS3 on amazon.

[SmokaCola]

I call dibs on naming my first band "Ocean Dwelling Scorpion People"

If you start attracting any real ocean dwelling scorpion people i'll play bass or drums. lmao

[Swervo]

New here, just a quick question:

Anyone here who got hit with the new ship date for Rock Band figure out how to get it set back to the old one? Right now, I see that the products themselves are back to saying they'll ship on 11/20/07, but if I go into my order status, it still says it will ship on 8/11/08 and wants me to approve that new ship date. I finally got a response from Amazon's support, but all they told me was the reason it hasn't shipped yet is that it hasn't been released yet, which doesn't really help me.

Anyone have any insight on how to get the actual order fixed? Thanks!

[ValenciaJoe]

I wouldn't worry about it (I am in the same boat... I preordered it in August, got the email about the delay yesterday... etc.). I see that they (Amazon) corrected the mistake in their system, although the ship dates within someone's account has not changed. You will get it shipped when the product is released. I just think it is a computer glitch (perhaps the same one that caused the issue yesterday) that is causing the problem. Amazon knows that you and I preordered the item and will get it when it is released.

[sporkBrigade]

You know, if I was one of you Amazon preorders, I'd confirm the new date. Even if they fix the date, your order might get automatically cancled if you don't do the confirmaiton thingy. I'm in no way sure about that, but if I was in that boat, that's what I'd do. If they fix it, it's not like they're going to actually wait until August next year to ship it, so confirming it won't hurt anything.

Be careful about associating yourself with the Scorpion people. Come 2017, it might not seem so funny. :(

[ValenciaJoe]

You know, if I was one of you Amazon preorders, I'd confirm the new date. Even if they fix the date, your order might get automatically cancled if you don't do the confirmaiton thingy. I'm in no way sure about that, but if I was in that boat, that's what I'd do. If they fix it, it's not like they're going to actually wait until August next year to ship it, so confirming it won't hurt anything.

Be careful about associating yourself with the Scorpion people. Come 2017, it might not seem so funny. :(

I agree with spork. I had forgotten to mention that when I received the email from Amazon regarding the delay, I did update my order to accept the new delivery date. It does state in the email that if you don't agree with the change in date, your order will get cancelled. So, do agree with the change as not to screw things up on your order.

[Swervo]

I just got a response from Amazon after letting them know the initial response didn't really clear up my question. To quote part (with things like order #'s removed):


I see that the estimated shipping and estimated delivery date listed on this order are wrong, please note this order is estimated to ship on November 20, 2007...although these dates are not listed in your order details page I can assure you that item will ship out of our fulfillment center on November 20, 2007.

Please understand that due to a technical glitch the estimated shipping and estimated delivery date are reflecting incorrectly and we will not be able to change those dates.

So you guys were right, but I figured I'd post official confirmation just in case anyone else is concerned :D

[Thrashdragon]

This was just posted by Joystiq:

Hopefully, this is real information and not more guessing on Amazon's part.


Earlier this week Amazon.com dropped the ball and freaked a lot of pre-order customers out by sending emails saying Rock Band was delayed until 2008 -- it wasn't true. Interestingly, in their "oops" letter today to those same pre-order customers Amazon says: "'Rock Band Special Edition' [Video Game], Estimated arrival date: 11/27/2007 - 11/29/2007."

The person we received this info from uses Amazon Prime, which gives faster shipping on items, so those dates should be the week of release. Of course, Amazon already screwed up the year this week, so what's another week? Most guesstimates have had the release the week of Nov. 20. The official Rock Band release announcement is expected next week. Still no word yet on official peripheral pricing though.

[Bakkster]

This was just posted by Joystiq:

Hopefully, this is real information and not more guessing on Amazon's part.

Let's see:

Of course, Amazon already screwed up the year this week

I'm going to say this is still guessing, just conservative guessing. This way as long as it comes out in November Amazon people will get it 'early' ;)

[Swervo]

Interesting, I got the oops email *after* approving the 08/11/2008 date, but mine says it'll be delivered on 11/21/07. For the record, I've also got Amazon Prime and I sprung for the extra $4 to make it one-day shipping instead of the standard two-day. What's $4 when you're already spending $200?


Hello from Amazon.com.

We are writing about the order you placed on July 24 2007 08:55 PDT
(Order# [order number removed]). The item(s) listed below will actually
ship sooner than we originally expected:

"Rock Band Collection" [Video Game]
Estimated arrival date: 11/21/2007

For more details, please visit the Your Account section of our web site
(http://www.amazon.com/your-account). You can also reach Your Account
by clicking on the link in the top right corner of any page on our web
site.

Also for the record, this is the 360 version.

[Thrashdragon]

The 21st sounds a lot more reasonable. Missing Black Friday is not a good idea, not with the number of great games coming out this Fall.

[AVC808]

the 27th date is probably the free shipping eta (maybe they estimate a week for arrival?)
the 21st sounds right for a 20th release date since the person chose expedited shipping (so one day eta).