[UPDATE] FIFA 08 demo delayed in Europe
- Posted September 13th, 2007 at 08:21 EDT by
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EA has confirmed that the FIFA 08 demo, due out on PlayStation Store today, has been delayed in Europe and Australia
The news came in the form of a message board post on the official forums:
"We're sorry to have to tell everyone that the FIFA 08 demo won't be launching in Europe today as was expected. Although the demo is being released in North America there were a couple of issues which we couldn't get ironed out in time to release today despite working through out the night to get these sorted."
Those of you in North America can download the demo right now. It features seven playable teams including AC Milan, America, Barcelona, Bayern Munchen, Manchester United, Marseille and NY Red Bulls.
The demo has also been delayed on Xbox Live.
The popular football/soccer title is due to be released on October 9th in North America and September 28th in Europe, ironically where it's most popular.
Source: IGN
Update:
FIFA 08 is in fact available to download on the European PlayStation Store. Apologies for any inconvenience.
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Kane |
walle- 9:09am BST - September 13th, 2007
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"there were a couple of issues which we couldn't get ironed out"
Why do USA get it then?! They're just f**king b*llsh***ing us! It's the same d*mn console in US! Why do they then get the demo but we don't?! Just release it on our d*mn store. If there were some problems for you to fix, then how can you release it in US?! I'm getting so d*mn pi*sed. What the h*ll is this b*****it about?! And why cant i download the demo from the US store?
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hesmanes |
hesmanes- 9:22am BST - September 13th, 2007
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I am f**king blowing!!! for f**ks sake! The europeans are being s**t on! The f**king US get a demo of a game that WILL sell more here than over there! I cant even make up a phony US account to get it! I and im sure the rest of europe are pretty pi**ed at EA right now!
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paddyirishman |
paddyIRISHman- 11:23am BST - September 13th, 2007
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Well if your that unhappy with EA, why not stand up to them and not buy the game when they do release it. Really stick it to them and buy PES instead. I bet come release day they will have no problem getting it out in time in Europe cos their profits ride on us Europeans buying it. That will teach the Americans not to f**k around with the Europeans!!!
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RobJackson85 |
RobJackson85- 11:36am BST - September 13th, 2007
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GRRR EA thats not fair! Not being funny or anything but us european enjoy football a little more than the americans! Why delay are version and not theirs!
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debamf
- 11:39am BST - September 13th, 2007
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I'm in the UK and I find that the demos and other updates are not there early in the day on GMT times. Check the US store later tonight.
Hesmanes:
you should be able to create an US account. Create a new log in account on your PS3, have a different email ready that hasn't been used on Playstation before. And when you sign up on PSN, state that you in the US and put in a phoney address. You will need to get the postcode right with the city your saying you live in.
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RobJackson85 |
RobJackson85- 11:42am BST - September 13th, 2007
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this game is available in the uk _ i think psu have benn fed false infomation!
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TofuOnoPhD |
bodoe- 11:45am BST - September 13th, 2007
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Wow, you people need to calm the heck down. And whats the reason for calling americans stupid cause we call it soccer? And the reason the demo got delayed, im sure, is because there are a lot more certification and rights processes in the UK hence the delay on MOST of the demos on PSN. How old are you richkaos? 12? grow up a little.
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TofuOnoPhD |
bodoe- 12:25pm BST - September 13th, 2007
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Hooray for the update, now hopefully you guys stop your whining and we can coexist in reasonable harmony lol
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Kane |
walle- 12:30pm BST - September 13th, 2007
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"FIFA 08 is in fact available to download on the European PlayStation Store. Apologies for any inconvenience."
THERE'S NO FIFA ON THE EU PS STORE! I live in Europe, and i've checked the damn store. There is no Fifa demo there, and neither in the US Ps Store.
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faizal5k |
fizzel89- 3:40pm BST - September 13th, 2007
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whoa whoa richkaos, no need to call us Americans stupid yanks (that's only in the stupid southern redneck states where bush came from lmao). and don't worry dude....your demo is available if you live in the UK. also North America is not ONLY the USA. North America is Canada, USA, and Mexico, so who's the stupid one now? :P
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Aratacus
- 4:13pm BST - September 13th, 2007
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i was just at IGn telling everyone.... the UK PSStore has this demo!!!!! im american... but i have a UK account.... many of my friends from EU, are playing it.... so go get it guys!!!..... idk about 360.... its just football... yeah... american footbal makes no sence... why did we steal the name for a sport where your foot almost never touches the ball, compared to REAL FOOTBALL.... not NCAA bullcrap.... we are so stupi(d) in america...lol... we are mentally challenged for real.... EU people spit on the english launguage though...lol... all in all... were all just a bunch of stupi(d) crackers...
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cloud_strife |
certified_stunna- 9:21pm BST - September 13th, 2007
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Update:
FIFA 08 is in fact available to download on the European PlayStation Store. Apologies for any inconvenience. (As noted above) -
MagicalJoker
- 2:07am BST - September 14th, 2007
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very strange though, i am in europe The Netherlands. and i was able to download the demo just fine.
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Paranoimia |
Paranoimia- 8:57am BST - September 14th, 2007
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The demo is available, but not worth it - poor framerate, sluggish controls and dodgy graphics.
Plus, all this confusion over whether the demo was or wasn't available just shows that EA haven't got a frickin' clue.
As for the 'football/soccer' argument... it just seems odd to me that America/Australia would rename a game played primarily with the FEET from FOOTball to 'soccer', and name another game FOOTball when the ball is mostly carried or thrown, and rarely kicked. Surely it would make more sense to leave football as FOOTball, and change the name of the other sports?!
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