local retailer showing incorrect release dates for Summerset?

AshenArtifice

My local game retailer, EB Games in New Zealand, has listed all physical copies of Summerset as being released on June 5, including those for PC. ESO's official website says release date for PC is May 21, and I can't find anything to indicate New Zealand has different release dates. I have emailed EB Games about it as I have placed a pre-order for the PC Collector's Edition and don't want to miss 2 weeks of playtime, but they have insisted May 21 is the only the release date for digital copies despite the official website's description of the Physical Collector's Edition saying otherwise. As many people have said, it already feels like anyone who orders the most expensive edition of the game is losing out with not getting pre-order bonuses right away (like the mess with the Senche Mount being advertised to be received right away, before ZOS changed the description), so this is yet another frustrating experience.

So is EB Games incorrect, or is there indeed a different release date for physical copies of the Collector's Edition on PC?

Taleof2Cities

There are quite a few forum threads on this issue already, @AshenArtifice ... have you done a simple search in the forums? It’s not an issue unique to EB Games.

Elsonso

Officially, all of the platforms are releasing on the same date in June. However, PC pre-orders get an early access that starts on May 21.

Edit: I do not know if all PC pre-orders qualify for that early access.

AshenArtifice

Taleof2Cities wrote: »

There are quite a few forum threads on this issue already, @AshenArtifice ... have you done a simple search in the forums? It’s not an issue unique to EB Games.

I only found one thread that had a similar question (https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/402059/release-date-confusion), and still no clear answer from ZOS. If you know of other threads that actually have answers, feel free to link them.

DaveMoeDee

As has been said, release date is June 5. In announcement, they said PC pre-orders have early access. They never called the earlier date a release date.

AshenArtifice

DaveMoeDee wrote: »

As has been said, release date is June 5. In announcement, they said PC pre-orders have early access. They never called the earlier date a release date.

Then they need to edit the information given on the Bethesda.net announcement article (https://bethesda.net/en/article/1VirFko3fumgcKe4mMA22m/the-elder-scrolls-online-summerset-announce-details-and-cinematic-trailer) AND the ElderScrollsOnline.com page (https://www.elderscrollsonline.com/en-us/joinus - under the Physical COllector's Edition Heading), because both of those say PC has an earlier release date, and nothing about it being for digital only.

The_Hawk_1975

When I pre ordered mine on PS4 it showed a release date of December 31st 2018...lol

Just checked and it still shows that date...