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Microsoft, Sony and Rockstar tracking Gamertags


VertcaLx
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I am not 100% sure on Sony (Doesn't mean you can play before April 29th with a PSN)...

 

- Let us know your Gamertag, if the answer to the above is Xbox 360 or your PSN On Line ID if the answer is PS3.

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wutangblade

I've been thinking about this lately, even if you don't play it On-line if you unlock an achievement before the 29th you're pretty much f*cked too

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I don't believe this is real.

 

That doesn't sound like Rockstars choice vocabulary, as they've used in the past, and also, they wouldn't say "till" they'd say "until." And there are more.

 

I'd also be more willing to believe it if there weren't people saying, "I haven't received this."

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I've been thinking about this lately, even if you don't play it On-line if you unlock an achievement before the 29th you're pretty much f*cked too

That'd be stupid cause the only responsible is the seller and not the customer...

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I've been thinking about this lately, even if you don't play it On-line if you unlock an achievement before the 29th you're pretty much f*cked too

afaik it doesn't show any date when you get an achievement offline.

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I've been thinking about this lately, even if you don't play it On-line if you unlock an achievement before the 29th you're pretty much f*cked too

That'd be stupid cause the only responsible is the seller and not the customer...

True. That would be wrong.

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I don't understand why it says They are dispatching it the 24th to get to the customers on the 25th..

 

What site is this e-mail from?

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doa kappatango

This email was sent to people who are getting sent the game direct from R* PR. Smaller reviewers etc.

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doa kappatango
How about just unplug your network cable if your worried?

Achievements, Saves etc will be timestamped. I guess you could change your system clock....

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When Halo 3's release was getting near, there was a report about Microsoft banning people who played Halo 3 early. Then it turned out to be false.

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patrickvbbh

it happennend with halo 3 too, people got it early and got banned with false accusations of pirating games...

i was one fo them too, but i wass unbannend upon proofing i bought the game..

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Go round a mates house and play it while he's away.

lol yea good idea..

 

always fun to get your friends banned from xbox live! tounge.gif

 

but i doubt its true, just seems like a bit of an extreme step, for a not so big offence.. fair enough if they were posting gameplay footage but not if they are just playin early! confused.gif

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I've played pretty much every AAA game on the 360 anything up to three days before release, and they don't mind at all.

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Sony's mentioned by way of PSN. This is not for the general public, don't waste OUR time. cryani.gifsigh.gif

NOt the email, but the sentiment is correct.

 

It hints that they have a "White list" of allowed users - the general public will not be on this list, so go online early at your own risk.

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you cant get banned for playing a game early....

(hello J WHEAZY! remember me from utube/xbl?)

 

damn right - what about those who have to review gta.

 

OT - FROM PAST EXPERIENCE monocle.gif

ppl did get banned for halo3 - but were soon unbanned

 

from that its clear to me that while they got most legitimately, there were some they banned that shudnt have been

 

so MS can obviously not 100% tell whether u have the game legitimately early or not

 

THEREFORE

 

no bans.

 

 

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doa kappatango

 

damn right - what about those who have to review gta.

 

 

Thats what the email is about..... The list of people who CAN play

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They just are asking that you make it private until the 29th as to not give away anything. I'm assumeing it's a site where you can order it early. confused.gif

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fair enough i have to admit i hadnt read it before posting.

 

however after reading

 

 

As the mail says, a document was attached which details how to change Xbox 360’s privacy settings for every Gamertag to be used to play the game online before April 29. We’re not going to publish it for obvious reasons.

 

err.... something doesn't quite add up there, I'm 98% sure this isn't possible.

 

I agree with whoever originally said the email isn't real. It's certainly not worded professionally enough, this next quote doesn't make sense logically to me based on what they're saying about Xbox versions.

 

 

PS3 Version

 

There are no privacy settings that can be set on the PS3 but we will still be tracking who is going on line so again it will make it easier for us to identify you as a genuine user if we have your ID.

 

Isn't the point that they need to create a white list of ID's that are legit? If so why did they word the ps3 bit like that. The *privacy settings* issue is secondary to them getting the white list.

 

FAAAAKE

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Hi there,

 

The good news is we are planning to send out your copy of GTA IV tomorrow, Wednesday 23rd April, to be with you first thing on Thursday 24th, so the wait is almost over.

 

humm thought it was out 29th lol

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