What format will EAW come in?

[Teradyn_pff]

Is it possible that the EAW boxes displayed on sites like EB games haven't been updated, or is the US release of the collector's edition CDROM only?

[kingdark]

this question was already asked and answerd. i think there is as well an cdrom version as dvd version. because there was a case of a guy in germany and they said there wasnt anyroom left for aditional languages... so possibly both combinations

[Teradyn_pff]

Right, but my question was about box displays.  Right now EBGames only shows cdrom version.

[Rogue NineCH]

Right, but my question was about box displays.  Right now EBGames only shows cdrom version.

 

I noticed that too the other day when I looked at EBGames, I think when the games comes out they will update the onfo to reflect that it's on DVD and Cd-Rom.  A game of this magnitude would have to be on more than one CD, just look at BFME it took four.  I can't see LucasArts not issuing the game on DVD as well. 

[kingdark]

I would say 90% certain for dvd and around 70-65% certeain for a normal cd version

[Teradyn_pff]

I just went by gamestop (is same as ebgames), and they didn't have any info on anything other than a CD... Is there somewhere someone has seen a US copy available for DVD for sure?

[kingdark]

that is strange... however i am pretty sure it will come out on dvd dont worry

[vasuba_pff]

I spoke with Corporate office of Ebgames regarding this a week ago or so. they said they had no information at all regarding the format of the game.  Nowbased on what Petroglyph has said about the game formats and what we saw from pictures elsewhere. Id say Collectors edition is the 1 DVD and 1 Bonus CD and normal is the 2 CD that is planned for US

[Teradyn_pff]

Well, the only thing that worries me is the display cases that gamestop had for the collector's edition and it showed to be PC-CDROM only.

[kingdark]

well i realy dont care weither its dvd or cdrom but dvd would be quiker and easier

[Popcorn2008]

Just got off the phone with my local gamestop....

 

...and with 3 days to release, even they dont know what the format is  :

[kingdark]

tss i called my gameshop the day before yesterday and they even didnt know the game! it wasnt in their computrs!

now i ask you! they call there selfs a f******** gameshop and they dont even have a decent system too keep an eye on new game

[Rogue NineCH]

Well, the only thing that worries me is the display cases that gamestop had for the collector's edition and it showed to be PC-CDROM only.

 

I just looked it up on Amazon, and both versions of the game were PC CD-Rom.  Maybe this is an older pic of the game box and they have changed it for the Collector's Edition, but so far it's looking to not be the case.  Especially since if you look at the Collector's Edition for BFME 2, it clearly states DVD-Rom.

[Popcorn2008]

Well I called around to different stores and only one said the collectors was DVD and the regular was CD rom. So... Im thinking the collectors is DVD and the regular is CD rom.

 

For amazon though, I wouldnt trust the pics they have been there for a while.

[Rogue NineCH]

Well I called around to different stores and only one said the collectors was DVD and the regular was CD rom. So... Im thinking the collectors is DVD and the regular is CD rom.

 

For amazon though, I wouldnt trust the pics they have been there for a while.

 

That's good to hear, this is one thing I couldn't be happier to be more wrong about.

[Darth Reven The Devious]

if u go on play.com and look 4 empire at war there is the pic of the cover and in the top left hand corner there is a logo that says PC DVD ROM and that is the normal edition

 

so i think both editions will be dvds

[Teradyn_pff]

The thing that worries me is that I thought that the US version would have both variants.  I just wanted to make sure that if that was so, that I got the DVD version.

 

Update- My gamestop rep wouldn't tell me much because the "Street Date" is tomorrow, but I gathered that they have the game in now, or will have it soon.  He still could not find anything other than PC-CDROM, so is this a done deal?  Petroglyph guys, could you tell us what your versions are since you have them now?

Edited February 15, 2006 by Teradyn_pff