If Delayed Why The Flash Still On ATI.com ?

[Sir Dingo]

If there really is a delay, why did ATi put up a flash last week that basically shows HalfLife2 shipping with the new 9800XT ? Isnt there supposed to be a big event next week at Alcatraz >?
check out www.ati.com the flash is till up

 

[Yatta]

It takes a while for ATI to be notified. Even afterwards, they might leave it up and only start shipping HL2 with their new card when HL2 is released.

 

[Sir Dingo]

Originally posted by Yatta
It takes a while for ATI to be notified. Even afterwards, they might leave it up and only start shipping HL2 with their new card when HL2 is released.

but I would think that ATI would know if the release was really next week, or months from now ?

 

[Yatta]

Actually, they might have changed their minds all of a sudden, so ATI might not know.

 

[Sir Dingo]

Originally posted by Yatta
Actually, they might have changed their minds all of a sudden, so ATI might not know.

then ATI is going to bust some skulls after paying what like $5mil over nVidia to be allowed and promote the game with their card ?

 

[Plopfish]

yeh what about that Alcatrz shit? Isnt that like a ton of money lost in planning such a huge event, promote, etc whatever

 

[Woggy]

It takes a while for ATI to be notified. Even afterwards, they might leave it up and only start shipping HL2 with their new card when HL2 is released.

Hmm... so a fan site is more important that a major company whos bundeling HL2 with their cards, a deal worth millions?
Kinda doesnt make sense.

Or maybe ATI is just lazy.

 

[Sir Dingo]

like you said, either ATI is lazy and has not updated their site, but that flash was just put up one week ago, like Valve had no clue last week the game was still months away from release ? I doubt ATI would allow the big Alcatraz event if the game was not close to release.

or maybe this flash will be up for another 2 months, when the game and video card will be released

 

[rec]

Regardless of HL2 release date, the promotions on the ATi site for HL2 are ATi promotions and have nothing to do with Valve. Trying to argue that HL2 might still be released on time because ATi are still advertising is a joke.

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