Fallout 4 release time on Steam - accurate?

Post » Mon Dec 07, 2015 11:42 pm

Hey guys,

Steam currently indicates the game to unlock in roughly 14 hours for me, which is 2 hours off compared to the official Bethesda FAQ stating that the game unlocks 12:01 AM local time.

Will there be a correction in Steam release time or should I prepare for the worst :>?

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Nick Swan
 
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Post » Mon Dec 07, 2015 8:33 pm

Steam tells me that the game unlocks in 14 hours as well and I have no reason to doubt that time.

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Shiarra Curtis
 
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Post » Mon Dec 07, 2015 5:05 pm

Well that ruins my plans a bit... Was going to be ready at midnight to play all night.. I guess I have go to sleep early and wake up at 3-4 am...

If freaking funstock digital will deliver my keys already since they haven't... If the keys doesn't arrive in the next couple of hours it's the last time I'm ordering from there.

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Epul Kedah
 
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Post » Tue Dec 08, 2015 4:54 am

17h for EST

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Trevor Bostwick
 
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Post » Tue Dec 08, 2015 12:07 am

Yes, for me it would be between 3-4 in the morning, though Bethesda's official info says midnight for all areas (excpet Asia). Wouldn't be surprised if the countdown is corrected today.
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Shaylee Shaw
 
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Post » Tue Dec 08, 2015 8:23 am

Exactly midnight? Or around Midnight? Steams timer would put the release currently at 2 am.

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Post » Tue Dec 08, 2015 5:08 am

My games always unlocked one day before the timeline,it's due the local time.

In my case most all games unlocked exactly 11pm instead 12am or 3am.

Steam shows 11Pm will unlock for me today Monday.

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Damian Parsons
 
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Post » Tue Dec 08, 2015 2:35 am

What region are you in? The Steam timer is showing the correct time for me (EST). I did read yesterday that New Zealand got bumped from midnight to 2am. The official reason given (on the Bethesda Softworks twitter account) was something to do with regional restrictions, and the speculation was that it was to slow down people using a VPN to get an early unlock for another region.

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Ron
 
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Post » Tue Dec 08, 2015 5:47 am

What's your location???
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Janine Rose
 
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Post » Mon Dec 07, 2015 5:36 pm

It's 1.50am and I can't install, which is raging me a wee bit. I went to the midnight release for a pip boy edition and sitting at home twiddling my thumbs is just bottoming out my opinion of their competence. Particularly given the fact that I took tomorrow off work specifically for this.

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Post » Tue Dec 08, 2015 12:44 am

I live in Denmark and steam unlocks at 3 am.
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Sheila Reyes
 
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Post » Mon Dec 07, 2015 6:17 pm

Oh wow, I spent half an hour waiting in the queue to live chat with someone about this, and it's just been cancelled because "There are no agents available to chat with you right now."

Good work, boys. You have the customer services skills of a microwaved potato.

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Post » Mon Dec 07, 2015 7:38 pm

Says 16 hours for me. I live on the east coast, it's 8 am right now. So it'll unlock at 12 am.

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Post » Mon Dec 07, 2015 11:06 pm

Hey guys,

I am in the CET timezone (Central European Time, Paris time, + 1 hour compared to London)

The Fallout 4 FAQ pinned on this forum states that:

Release Time

Want to know exactly when you can start playing Fallout 4? Digitally the game will become available at 12:01 am (local time) in all territories (In North America, the unlock time will be 12:01 am EST), except Asia (available at 12 am on Tuesday, November 11th) and Japan (available at 12 am on Thursday, December 17th).

So far, the Steam indicates that the game will be unlocked at 2am, not 12:01 am. Hopefully they will fix that.

Starting a game at 2 am does not sound too tempting. If the time is confirmed, I would rather sleep and start the game in the morning.

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Post » Tue Dec 08, 2015 7:35 am

Reading the Steam forums it's already unlocked for Australians, so it apparently is midnight your local time.
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Post » Mon Dec 07, 2015 9:22 pm

Sadly it is accurate. 16-18 hours after the aussies get to play it.

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Post » Mon Dec 07, 2015 7:43 pm

Aw give those guys and gals a break. They have to deal with terrible things like venomous wildlife, savage predators, eerie bugs and high tax.

I'll take the 18h wait.

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Ash
 
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Post » Tue Dec 08, 2015 3:08 am

Not to mention Rebel Wilson.

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Post » Mon Dec 07, 2015 6:45 pm

But more importantly they have to deal with insane game prices, and insane censorship on games and games that release there months later after the rest of the world and so on.....I am in favor of all ausies having their game unlocked now by all platforms.

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Post » Tue Dec 08, 2015 2:35 am

as far i know for entire NA the unlock time is 12:01EST so people on west coast like me will get access 9:00 to 10:00

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Post » Mon Dec 07, 2015 4:56 pm

Yes, that is correct. West Coast peeps get to play at 9pm on November 9th.....lucky bastards.

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Post » Tue Dec 08, 2015 4:46 am

What ever time zone is,it's still the same time when it unlocks for everyone in USA.

Mine unlocks at 11PM central time which is still the same as 12am eastern time and 9Pm pacific time.

So if I raise my hand at 11pm and some else raise thier hand 12am eastern time and another raise thier hand at 9pm pacific time,all of them are raising thier hand's at the same time.

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Post » Mon Dec 07, 2015 11:19 pm

Europeans get access at 0.01 gmt+0 (no dst) afaik. Kind of temted to try to tinker with a proxy to tell steam I'm australian, but probably better off not tempting fate, and just wait to tomorrow :P

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Post » Tue Dec 08, 2015 8:01 am

According to steam it releases at 2.30-3.00 am, I live in Sweden... And here it's GMT+1. I hope steam made a mistake because I'm staying up until release...

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Post » Tue Dec 08, 2015 1:34 am

12:01 e.s.t. is the official time.

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