playstation 3
Does This Target Card Show LBP's Release Date?
Posted by Leigh Alexander at 8:20 AM on July 22, 2008
Kotakuite ZeroGinc sent us a snap of a $US 5 reservation card from Target that seems to reveal a release date for Sony's much-anticipated LittleBigPlanet. Expected initially for September, you may recall that during Sony's E3 2008 presentation, they pegged the game as dropping in October — precisely the month indicated on the card you'll see after the jump:

10/21/08, just one day before my birthday! Note, if you will, however, the asterisk pointing the way to fine print: Release date subject to change. Perhaps I will hold off on that birthday wishlist, just to be sure.

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TheDoomer
Posted 8:58 AM 22/7/08
I reserved it from gamestop today and asked them if they knew the date. They said it was listed in their computers as October 8.
TheDoomer
Flurp
Posted 8:52 AM 22/7/08
@gaijira: were probably not talking about the same europe, but in the europe I live in it would be 10th of the 21st month 2008...
Flurp
Punkateer
Posted 8:51 AM 22/7/08
@hodayathink: I like neo-noir lesbians: Take intro to stats, I think like every 28 people share 1 birthday contrary to the 1/365. It's one of those first day bits the professor tosses out to try and get you engrossed in the world of stats.
Punkateer
Chuco
Posted 8:50 AM 22/7/08
I can only hope that this is when this game comes out. I've been really looking foward to it, although I'd probably just be playing levels instead of creating them.
Chuco
hotdamn
Posted 8:48 AM 22/7/08
@HaydenTenno: I don't know man, walking out of the store with 2 games, god forbid 3, makes me feel... dirty.
hotdamn
The_monk
Posted 8:45 AM 22/7/08
BTW a public beta (sort of) might be comming by september.
Not sure cuz there is no other source, but this is supposed to be commin' from Alex Evans.
[whatifgaming.com]
The_monk
Craig-VN-Gossman
Posted 8:45 AM 22/7/08
@Arsenicberyllium:
For GTA4 They only had the Month and year for release. For this they have the Full date. So i think it's safe to assume that it's going to be this date
Craig-VN-Gossman
hodayathink: I like neo-noir lesbians
Posted 8:45 AM 22/7/08
So your birthday is the day before mine. I've got like 5 friends born in the three weeks between Oct 14 and Nov 5. What is it about the cold of January/early Feb that makes people want to cozy up together?
hodayathink: I like neo-noir lesbians
jenovasilver
Posted 8:44 AM 22/7/08
God damn that little ragdoll is cute....I have to put money down on that thing pronto.
jenovasilver
HaydenTenno
Posted 8:41 AM 22/7/08
@hotdamn: Oh crap, you're right. I think there's like 3 games coming out that day, which all have potential. There goes a nice chunk of change.
HaydenTenno
Arsenicberyllium
Posted 8:39 AM 22/7/08
@sascha23: Just because Sony confirmed a month doesn't mean the date Target chose is right.
When I went to pick up Devil May Cry 3 SE when it first came out, the guys working there first claimed it didn't exist, and then said it wouldn't be coming out until two months later.
In an odd turn of events, I actually had to go to a Gamestop to get a new release.
Arsenicberyllium
Chances
Posted 8:39 AM 22/7/08
@Raiden218: I got the impressions it was a PSN game simply because of its look. It just didn't look like it couldn't be downloaded.
But it's true, I can't remember ever having seen it called a PSN title - either way, I'm most pleased to be able to pick up a hard copy.
A goddamn cryin' shame I'll have to import from Europe when I decide I want hard a disc-and-case setup for Quest for Booty and Siren: Blood Curse.
Chances
The_monk
Posted 8:38 AM 22/7/08
@icegoat: In fact they did talk about a PSN release when the game was first showed, it was also announced as BR release.
As the developpement went on, they happend to change their minds and made it a proper Blu-ray, maybe a disk space issue.
First level am gonna make is the original Mario Bros, with enemies commin' from the pipes at the top.
Not sure if i will be able to reproduce all the mecanics, but i'll sure try.
The_monk
smuckers is good
Posted 8:37 AM 22/7/08
Thats creepy my birthday is 10/22 as well. 21 here i come.
smuckers is good
awwyeadatsright
Posted 8:36 AM 22/7/08
@gaijira: HA! so true.
awwyeadatsright
wild homes desires a pudding!
Posted 8:36 AM 22/7/08
No way. Target doesn't ever internally have any kind of accurate dates for anything. Remember when they had Dark Sector in the ad for the week it was originally supposed to be released-- after it had been OFFICIALLY delayed more than three months prior? Trusting Target for release dates is about as reliable as making a fortune cookie out of feces.
wild homes desires a pudding!
sascha23
Posted 8:35 AM 22/7/08
@Arsenicberyllium:
Considering Sony confirmed that it's coming in October, I think it's safe to assume the card is correct.
sascha23
Raiden218
Posted 8:33 AM 22/7/08
@liquid_kore:
I'm not sure where you got the impression that it's a PSN game?
Raiden218
RageKage
Posted 8:33 AM 22/7/08
@Arsenicberyllium:
My nearest Best Buy had them for Twilight Princess 3 years before it came out. It's a way of selling you the pre-order, because consumers don't want to buy a product with no release date.
RageKage
mfwahwah
Posted 8:33 AM 22/7/08
I could've sworn the release date was October 7th.
mfwahwah
PapaBear434
Posted 8:31 AM 22/7/08
I can't wait for this game, but I'm not getting my hopes up these days. When I do, Sony pushes the game back.
PapaBear434
liquid_kore
Posted 8:31 AM 22/7/08
@Arsenicberyllium: @icegoat: Huh, totally thought it was a PSN game. Not sure what gave me that impression, but thanks for the correction.
liquid_kore
shichi
Posted 8:30 AM 22/7/08
this is interesting because amazon is showing the same release date, but regardless they both could have missed the target
shichi
gaijira
Posted 8:29 AM 22/7/08
I think the date is actually in wacky Euro format, so the release will really be August 22, 2010.
Home should come out a few years later I'd imagine.
gaijira
hotdamn
Posted 8:29 AM 22/7/08
@M-26-7: check the new trailer, says 21st of october. I was surprised too.
hotdamn
hotdamn
Posted 8:29 AM 22/7/08
@Dorgon: no, your deadline passed on the 12th of june. where were you? :>
hotdamn
M-26-7
Posted 8:29 AM 22/7/08
@hotdamn: I thought Dead Space was Halloween
M-26-7
trogam
Posted 8:29 AM 22/7/08
Dammit console game makers! That's right around midterms! And once again its looking to be ANOTHER strong gaming year. We had Bioshock, Portal, Halo 3, RB last year.
This year: GTA4, MGS4, LittleBigPlanet, Force Unleashed.
Right now seems to be a good time to be a gamer.
trogam
icegoat
Posted 8:27 AM 22/7/08
@liquid_kore: pretty sure LBP is a blu-ray game. looking forward to it, need more of these creative and unique IP's.
icegoat
Dorgon
Posted 8:27 AM 22/7/08
So this is my deadline for buying a PS3?
Dorgon
Arsenicberyllium
Posted 8:26 AM 22/7/08
@liquid_kore: Little Big Planet was, and is, conceived as a full disc release title from the start.
They may have made it a PsN game(I miss a lot of news), but it's always been a Blu-Ray game first and foremost.
Arsenicberyllium
Punkateer
Posted 8:25 AM 22/7/08
Double the meh, I'll believe it when its on my ps3 hard drive -just like Home, Wipeout, Killzone etc.
Punkateer
Goatfish
Posted 8:25 AM 22/7/08
*Release date subject to change.
Goatfish
liquid_kore
Posted 8:24 AM 22/7/08
I'm confused, they made a reservation card for a PSN game?
liquid_kore
hotdamn
Posted 8:24 AM 22/7/08
Same day as Dead Space. ... ugh.
hotdamn
immikeulate
Posted 8:23 AM 22/7/08
Ahh news (or lack there of?)
immikeulate
Arsenicberyllium
Posted 8:23 AM 22/7/08
Meh. I saw these at my local Target.
They don't mean anything.
They had them for GTA IV, too, for over a year before the game came out.
The date on it changed every month.
Arsenicberyllium
Jun581 won't give you tree fiddy!!
Posted 8:23 AM 22/7/08
In that case, i'll be camping out to get mines. Well maybe not, but hopefully that's the official date.
Jun581 won't give you tree fiddy!!
Arsenicberyllium
Posted 9:22 AM 22/7/08
@Andronix: American and European month formatting systems are different, genius.
Arsenicberyllium
Andronix
Posted 9:11 AM 22/7/08
10/21/2008 ?
that doesnt make sense.
So they are going to release it on the 10th day of the 21st month of 2008? There are only 12 months a year.
Andronix
Replica23
Posted 9:10 AM 22/7/08
Aamazon.com says the same thing, Gamestop.com says October 7th and the target card says the release date is subject to change. We'll see but I wouldn't be surprised if it was wrong since October 21st is 3 months away.
Replica23
Morphie
Posted 9:09 AM 22/7/08
I don't know why I haven't reserved this yet. I need to go do that today. If I had to wait past release day, I'd cry myself to sleep until I got to play. Most anticipated title in a LONG time for me.
Morphie
fatez
Posted 9:08 AM 22/7/08
Its 10/22 street date. 10/8 must be the date they get it from the warehouses.
fatez
fuchikoma
Posted 9:52 AM 22/7/08
Franchise store release date - could be a placeholder, etc.
fuchikoma
z0phi3l
Posted 9:47 AM 22/7/08
This game finally makes me want a PS3, too bad I can't afford a 360 let alone a PS3 :(
z0phi3l
Murderdolls
Posted 9:40 AM 22/7/08
Hopefully
Murderdolls
xMaverick
Posted 9:29 AM 22/7/08
It would be bad ass if there was a company that manufactured your very own sackboy as a plushie...
Maybe that's too much to ask for... -_-;;
Although the person who did that would eventually to buy their own small island in Europe. :)
xMaverick
Chopper_Mike
Posted 11:04 AM 22/7/08
@Arsenicberyllium: Yeahh... because LatinAmerica isn't America. We use different systems too
Chopper_Mike
vidgmr
Posted 11:03 AM 22/7/08
"Does This Target Card Show LBP's Release Date"
After staring at it for about an hour. Doing some kind of forensic science. I have come to the conclusion that yes, yes indeed the card does have the release date on it. Which is a Tuesday BTW.
vidgmr
StevenRafael
Posted 11:16 AM 22/7/08
Three months from now, eh?
Gotta try not to get too excited...
StevenRafael
OmegaX123
Posted 11:47 AM 22/7/08
On my birthday?
CURSE YOU SONY! Wait, maybe this means I'll be getting a PS3 (finally) for my b-day!
OmegaX123
enewtabie
Posted 1:25 PM 22/7/08
Sounds good to me..My son will be born around that date so LBP has to be finished before that.
enewtabie
Mavwick
Posted 1:25 PM 22/7/08
I know it's lame, but I need that card. It would make me happy to have that card.
Mavwick
papercube
Posted 2:56 PM 22/7/08
I work at Target, and I know for a fact that these aren't even supposed to be on the floor yet...
papercube
silkwood-scrubdown
Posted 4:52 PM 22/7/08
Guess we'll find out in 93 days then...
silkwood-scrubdown
kadosho
Posted 5:22 PM 22/7/08
Wow talk about a birthday present. Hope it turns out great.
=D Go LBP!
kadosho
cakester
Posted 6:19 PM 22/7/08
@smuckers is good: mines 22/10 also but I'll be 30.
I really doubt that this is the actual release date though, I would love it to be as I've asked my girlfriend for it as a present. I'm reckoning the 24th is more likely.
cakester
Inzoum
Posted 6:58 PM 22/7/08
Buuh...
My birthday's also October 22nd. I think I can just toss this link over to my wife and let her figure it out ;)
Inzoum
everybest
Posted 8:30 PM 22/7/08
can't wait!
everybest
enewtabie
Posted 8:46 PM 22/7/08
@gaijira:
Care to place a bet on LBP coming out on that date? or you just trolling around?
enewtabie
excel_excel
Posted 10:17 PM 22/7/08
@enewtabie: he was probably ust joking!
BUT YES!!! C'mon LBP! Your the reason I'm getting a PS3!!
excel_excel
tk.
Posted 1:43 AM 23/7/08
Sweet jumping jesus, this game isn't out yet? I haven't been really following it, but I feel like I've been hearing about it and reading impressions of it for over a year now...
tk.
Rflo1123
Posted 7:58 PM 22/7/08
Seriously now, I work at target..in electronics and our 'reservation system' sucks. The reservation cards we have for games are only giftcards. We put five dollars on them, and we put a little tally to keep track of how many reserves we have. So honestly, I would not trust us. Who knows, maybe we are right though. =]
Rflo1123
ircmaster
Posted 9:35 PM 24/7/08
Oh man, if that's the official date I'll be so happy, it's a week after my birthday.
ircmaster
ZombieRace
Posted 8:38 AM 22/7/08
I had previously thought it was a PSN title, too. Until E3, actually.
So, he's not alone in this world of mystery...
ZombieRace
Auroron
Posted 9:08 PM 22/7/08
One day before your birthday? Its two days before mine. 23rd of october. awesome birthday present.
Auroron