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what does that mean...

adnans · 2002-02-28 10:47:21

it sounds really stupid, but what the hell does it mean when a game goes gold? adnans

28-02-2002 10:47am

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it sounds really stupid, but what the hell does it mean when a game goes gold?

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#2 28-02-2002 12:19pm

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when the game is done, the developer gives a disk to the publisher to print..

that is an actual gold disk..

therefore going gold means that the game is done and is about to go into 'production' - where the millions of copies are made and put in the boxes

or from another angle it means you should have the game in about a month

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#3 28-02-2002 2:02pm

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even sometimes less that a month, it could be as soon as a week.

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#4 28-02-2002 3:10pm

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not if its a game worth waiting for

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#5 28-02-2002 3:56pm

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thanks vAGGABOND. ill sleep better tonight

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#6 28-02-2002 3:59pm

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I've also heard the term 'gold' used to refer to bootlegged copies that are sold in countries where the game hasn't been released yet - eg if it was released in Japan first and copied from there.

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