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by **Daru** » Tue, 01 Feb 2005 02:23:51

Perhaps it's just me, but does it seem difficult to nail down a release
date for the US for GTR?

I just checked the SimBin forums and can't seem to find anything
regarding the US release, or if there is one. I have heard "rumors"
that Atari will market the sim, but no press release or even an
announcement from SimBin. I also heard a "late Q1" release, meaning
March/April.

It seems odd to me that the software is complete, but the marketing
outside Germany is poorly conceived. As well as SimBin advanced with
this porject, they seem to have dropped the ball as far as actually
selling its product.

I'd like to get the sim, even if it's a German version with English
patches applied, but if a US release is scheduled for late Feb. or
early March, I'll hold off and wait for a fully English version.

by **Doug Hoo** » Tue, 01 Feb 2005 03:11:50

Think of the German release as a wide scale beta test that they are making
money from. Then they fix the remaining bugs , incorporate the fixes into
the USA release and release a patch for the German version.

by **Daru** » Tue, 01 Feb 2005 04:15:34

I've got no problem with that idea, if that is the case. Business wise,
it makes sense. Unfortunately, there is no indication that is the case.

by **Michael Ziegle** » Tue, 01 Feb 2005 04:50:34

Doug Hook schrieb:

> Think of the German release as a wide scale beta test that they are making
> money from. Then they fix the remaining bugs , incorporate the fixes into
> the USA release and release a patch for the German version.

>>Perhaps it's just me, but does it seem difficult to nail down a release
>>date for the US for GTR?

>>I just checked the SimBin forums and can't seem to find anything
>>regarding the US release, or if there is one. I have heard "rumors"
>>that Atari will market the sim, but no press release or even an
>>announcement from SimBin. I also heard a "late Q1" release, meaning
>>March/April.

>>It seems odd to me that the software is complete, but the marketing
>>outside Germany is poorly conceived. As well as SimBin advanced with
>>this porject, they seem to have dropped the ball as far as actually
>>selling its product.

>>I'd like to get the sim, even if it's a German version with English
>>patches applied, but if a US release is scheduled for late Feb. or
>>early March, I'll hold off and wait for a fully English version.

Hi

GTR has still some bugs. Stuttering issues even on high end PC s, online
problems etc.
I think, Simbin is working hard for the next patch.

Michael

by **cosmo_kram..** » Tue, 01 Feb 2005 23:46:56

> Perhaps it's just me, but does it seem difficult to nail down a
release
> date for the US for GTR?

> I just checked the SimBin forums and can't seem to find anything
> regarding the US release, or if there is one. I have heard "rumors"
> that Atari will market the sim, but no press release or even an
> announcement from SimBin. I also heard a "late Q1" release, meaning
> March/April.

> It seems odd to me that the software is complete, but the marketing
> outside Germany is poorly conceived. As well as SimBin advanced with
> this porject, they seem to have dropped the ball as far as actually
> selling its product.

> I'd like to get the sim, even if it's a German version with English
> patches applied, but if a US release is scheduled for late Feb. or
> early March, I'll hold off and wait for a fully English version.

I feel the same way. If any version of GTR were available in stores
here in the US today, I'd definitely buy it - even knowing of the bugs
(I don't actually believe the current release of GTR is any more buggy
than most current retail games). But I'm not going to jump through
hoops to order it online from an international distributor. By the
time GTR is available here, I'm guessing that rFactor will also be
available, and I will probably buy it instead of GTR, as it runs on a
newer version of the ISI engine (I'm more impressed with the rFactor
demo than the GTR demo).

-Pat

by **alex** » Wed, 02 Feb 2005 12:57:30

It's about as difficult as ordering it from your local distributor. You'll
just have to wait few more days before it arrives...

Alex.

by **Todd Walke** » Thu, 03 Feb 2005 00:29:44

Where did you order from Alex? I usually use GoGamer and I can't find it
on their site...

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by **F50 G** » Thu, 03 Feb 2005 02:40:12

The following two sites have it:

http://shop.game.net/

http://www.sendit.com/

Sendit's price is 9 UK pounds less than GAME. Release is listed as Feb 25.

F50 GT

>>It's about as difficult as ordering it from your local distributor. You'll
>>just have to wait few more days before it arrives...

>>Alex.

> Where did you order from Alex? I usually use GoGamer and I can't find it
> on their site...

by **Pete Panai** » Thu, 03 Feb 2005 06:22:50

Any of you guys in the United States ever order from SENDIT.COM?

Did you have any problems with them?

I was just about to pull the trigger on an order for GTR. Then I thought I
should ask these questions first?

Thanks,

- Pete

> The following two sites have it:

> http://shop.game.net/

> http://www.sendit.com/

> Sendit's price is 9 UK pounds less than GAME. Release is listed as Feb
> 25.

> F50 GT

>>>It's about as difficult as ordering it from your local distributor.
>>>You'll just have to wait few more days before it arrives...

>>>Alex.

>> Where did you order from Alex? I usually use GoGamer and I can't find it
>> on their site...

by **Marc Collin** » Thu, 03 Feb 2005 10:49:05

I ordered RBR from Sendit and was very pleased with the price/speed/service
to Canada. Since no North American dealer seems to have heard of this, let
alone has a date on it, I just pre-ordered my GTR from them yesterday.

Marc

> Any of you guys in the United States ever order from SENDIT.COM?

> Did you have any problems with them?

> I was just about to pull the trigger on an order for GTR. Then I thought I
> should ask these questions first?

> Thanks,

> - Pete

>> The following two sites have it:

>> http://shop.game.net/

>> http://www.sendit.com/

>> Sendit's price is 9 UK pounds less than GAME. Release is listed as Feb
>> 25.

>> F50 GT

>>>>It's about as difficult as ordering it from your local distributor.
>>>>You'll just have to wait few more days before it arrives...

>>>>Alex.

>>> Where did you order from Alex? I usually use GoGamer and I can't find it
>>> on their site...

by **alex** » Thu, 03 Feb 2005 11:41:42

>> It's about as difficult as ordering it from your local distributor.
>> You'll just have to wait few more days before it arrives...

>> Alex.

> Where did you order from Alex? I usually use GoGamer and I can't find
> it on their site...

I ordered from http://www.sendit.com/
They seem to have nice service. And they accept returns (for whatever
reason)

Alex.

by **Pete Panai** » Thu, 03 Feb 2005 14:28:15

Thank you for your feedback.
I made the order. Let the waiting begin! >;)

- Pete

>I ordered RBR from Sendit and was very pleased with the price/speed/service
>to Canada. Since no North American dealer seems to have heard of this, let
>alone has a date on it, I just pre-ordered my GTR from them yesterday.

> Marc

>> Any of you guys in the United States ever order from SENDIT.COM?

>> Did you have any problems with them?

>> I was just about to pull the trigger on an order for GTR. Then I thought
>> I should ask these questions first?

>> Thanks,

>> - Pete

>>> The following two sites have it:

>>> http://shop.game.net/

>>> http://www.sendit.com/

>>> Sendit's price is 9 UK pounds less than GAME. Release is listed as Feb
>>> 25.

>>> F50 GT

>>>>>It's about as difficult as ordering it from your local distributor.
>>>>>You'll just have to wait few more days before it arrives...

>>>>>Alex.

>>>> Where did you order from Alex? I usually use GoGamer and I can't find
>>>> it on their site...

by **alex** » Fri, 04 Feb 2005 14:59:47

I second recommendation of sendit service. I wasn't so lucky because my
copy of RBR got stuck somewhere in the customs, but sendit.com have sent me
free replacement copy. In the end I had to send them back one of the copies
though ;)

Alex.

by **Daru** » Sat, 05 Feb 2005 03:23:42

Ordered one myself from Sendit.com. Does anyone know if the release
date they show is due to being out of stock, or because the newer
release is being shipped then? Seems odd to have to take 3 weeks to
restock for the same title.

Either way, by early March, I'll be up to my elbows in new games, with
GTR, Brothers in Arms and possibly NSR2005.

by **Michael Ziegle** » Sun, 06 Feb 2005 00:04:38

Darus schrieb:

Hi

Brothers in Arms, I hope it s more realistic than CoD. And Silent Hunter
III. Then I will have my AMD64 3500 with a Radeon X800XL.
I already own GTR, but my XP2400 is a little bit too slow.

Michael

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