MLB Rules Regarding Shelf Dates

[bkrich83]

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52,000+ posts. I just noticed that. Well, nice to see a great baseball mind back in the swing.

Baseball season can't get here fast enough.

[Senor_Herbatron]

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Ok, but if what was said earlier is true.. wherever the games are being stored can't ship them to re-sellers before March 1st. At least, that was my interpretation.

That would mean mom and pop stores couldn't sell prior to March 1st at the very least.. no?

That's still early, and I think just about everybody on here would give up their left and possibly their right nut for this game, even if it is a few days early.

[BravesBoy]

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Still waiting on that dictionary, huh?

OOPS!!!!

[brunnoce]

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hahaha, i said that like a million times! good to know i wasnt wrong

[bigfnjoe96]

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This is gonna get interesting when people start popping-up next weekend posting info on the game. I personally could get the game next Saturday (FEB 28TH) from my local M&P.

Carry On

[nemesis04]

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This is gonna get interesting when people start popping-up next weekend posting info on the game. I personally could get the game next Saturday (FEB 28TH) from my local M&P.

Carry On

You are talking apples and oranges there Joe.

[bigfnjoe96]

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You are talking apples and oranges there Joe.

Why is that?

[nemesis04]

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Why is that?

You are talking about a store owner who chooses not to follow release dates as opposed to SCEA having to follow release date guidelines for their game.

[kt-od]

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Well if Kolbe stated that they couldn't even ship until March 1st, how in the heck are these mom and pop stores going to have them on Feb 28th?

[bigfnjoe96]

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You are talking about a store owner who chooses not to follow release dates as opposed to SCEA having to follow release date guidelines for their game.

The absolute earliest we can ship our mainline baseball SKU's is March 1st.

So then Kolbe needs to clarify what he means by this..

Does this mean SONY won't ship games directly brought from the Sony Website until Mar 1st?

or is that the date they ship to all Distribution Warehouses thru-out the country for a Mar. 3rd release?

Street Dates & Dates game ship to distributors are 2 different things.

[countryboy]

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just tossing my .02 into the well....

I would think that the game would be on its way to retail distribution centers before the end of the week, if not already. Then places like Best Buy, Gamestop, etc...will have the game next Monday or Tuesday and will then proceed to ship it to their various retail stores. The retail stores will have it next Thursday/Friday and will hold until the 3rd to sale.

Thus is why you'll most likely see people with the game next weekend. M&P stores will get it from their distributors and will sale the game upon arrival.

Its basically the same thing we seen last year and the same thing/scenerio that happens with all street dated titles.

[nemesis04]

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So then Kolbe needs to clarify what he means by this..

Does this mean SONY won't ship games directly brought from the Sony Website until Mar 1st?

or is that the date they ship to all Distribution Warehouses thru-out the country for a Mar. 3rd release?

Street Dates & Dates game ship to distributors are 2 different things.

He is not talking about the distribution process of getting the games to the retailers he is talking about the game allowing to be sold to the buying public.

[bigfnjoe96]

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He is not talking about the distribution process of getting the games to the retailers he is talking about the game allowing to be sold to the buying public.

We'll him saying SHIP instead of SOLD is kind of confusing, hence why I asked.

Carry-On

[statnut]

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Strat-O-Matic is does not have an MLB license, just MLBPA. But if any baseball fan does not know the game, its a must...

Heck yeah. My face to face league just had our free agent/rookie draft Sunday, what a blast! Johan Santana for 5 years and $52 dollars FTW!

[Pared]

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I can't believe I'm reading a thread on this.

Conspiracy theories on video game ship/release dates, and the men that love them.