I have a digital copy pre-ordered so this should not affect me but for anyone who ordered the PC physical edition
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Dark Souls 2 on PC gets a one-week delay in the UK, but will it affect the Steam release?
UK digital version of Dark Souls II still on track to launch next week alongside other territories.
The disc-based PC version of Dark Souls II, which was due to launch in the UK on April 25 alongside the rest of the world, has slipped a week to May 2, Bandai Namco/Namco Bandai has confirmed.
The delay will only apply to the physical release of the game in the UK, the publisher has said. The publisher has said that other territories, and the UK digital release, will still be released on April 25. More on that in a bit, though.
It's all down to a manufacturing issue with the packaging, apparently. A manufacturing issue that, presumably, has not affected the rest of the world. Perhaps they ran out of teabags at the factory where they print the cases in the UK and everyone there went on strike, which would be understandable.
"This is only affecting the UK on the boxed release of the game," confirmed a Bandai Namco representative to trade site MCV. "It will be delayed unfortunately and we apologise to UK customers. This is due to a manufacturing issue with packaging."
"To confirm this will only affect the UK boxed launch," adds Bandai Namco. But has Bandai Namco/Namco Bandai got it wrong? Chris Cook from retailer GameKeysNow Tweeted that "we've just had it confirmed from source it will affect Steam release too."
Bandai Namco is yet to respond to GameSpot, but we'll update this story when we hear more.
The frustration here is that, as a Steamworks title, many PC gamers will just input the game's serial key into Steam and just download the game anyway. Only now they'll be doing it (or not doing it, perhaps) a week later than those who purchase digitally. But, hey, at least they can get the Black Armour edition and its fancy steelbook case.
Dark Souls II launched on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in March, but the PC version looks like it'll be the best version of the game.
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Dark Souls 2 physical release delayed on PC
UPDATE: Bandai Namco has confirmed to MCV that the physical release of Dark Souls 2 has been pushed back to May 2, but the digital version remains on track for April 25.
"This is only affecting the UK on the boxed release of the game," Namco told the site. "It will be delayed unfortunately and we apologise to UK customers. This is due to a manufacturing issue with packaging. To confirm this will only affect the UK boxed launch."
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ORIGINAL REPORT: The PC release of Dark Souls 2 has suffered a one week delay, according to various online retailers.
GameKeysNow.com, which appears to be affiliated with PlayStation Plus informant GamePointsNow, states that it has heard from its "official UK distribution that Dark Souls 2 has been delayed by a week until May 2nd 2014". The site adds that "no reason has been given for the delay as yet".
Amazon UK's pre-order customers have also reportedly been told of the game's delay, receiving emails notifying them of the new May 2 date. The date has also been amended to May 2 by ShopTo.
Bandai Namco has yet to announce a delay for the PC launch, with the game still officially on track for release next Friday, April 25.
The staff behind Bandai Namco's twitter channel don't appear to have been informed of any delay either, tweeting this afternoon that they are "currently looking into [reports of the game's delay] and will let everyone know what's happening".
VideoGamer.com has contacted Bandai Namco for comment.