ACTIVISION says CoD: Black Ops Cold War for PS5 is releasing holiday 2020 in the US/Canada, late 2020 in the rest of the world

[Jaded Alyx]

I'm struggling to figure out how the OP read that and arrived at this conclusion.

 

[Soriku]

Weird ass wording but I think they're saying this because "holidays" starts with Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving isn't typically celebrated outside the US/Canada right. Holiday 2020 might be the equivalent of late 2020 outside those regions. So it might mean that the US/Canada gets the PS5 earlier, but not necessarily.

 

[Ravelle]

It does, like in France. But do you consider November as part of the holidays? In France, holidays are only the week of Christmas and the week on New year's eve

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We have Sint-Maarten which is basically a carbon-copy of Halloween on November 11, kids run around win lanterns and sing songs instead of saying "trick or treat" if they still do that.

It's not a holiday though.

Our end of the year holiday month starts December 5th with Saint Nicolas and then Christmas.

 

[Hanbei]

Oof! This can't be true

If so, maybe Sony should delay it.

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They will not, and you know it.

 

[super moustique]

That's probably because "Holiday" as a time period is a very US/Canada-centric term, rather than it being a different timeframe.

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[SuperYlvis]

Fuck you Sony if that means December in Europe.

 

[STech]

So holiday 2020 is early 2020?

 

[Azurik]

Holiday 2020 in US is late 2020 elsewhere. It will a global release. Don't panic people, at the most, we will see a week or 2 difference due to distribution etc.

 

[Era Uma Vez]

 

[DieH@rd]

My part of Europe [outside of EU] gets consoles always with a few weeks of delay. So nothing changes for me.

 

[MiDoZ]

Higher price. No international release. This is xbox one all over again is it?

 

[Deleted member 8468]

There is no way I believe the US is getting a PS5 before Japan.

EDIT. I somehow missed the PS4 doing just this.

 

[Dog]

Life is pain.

 

[DrKelpo]

hey fellow Europeans... it's probably just a few weeks later

 

[Ferdie]

That's dumb.

 

[Kupo Kupopo]

one more reason that, whenever in doubt, i always check with activision first...

 

[Dragoon]

Canada was not forgotten.

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we. made. it.

 

[IvanSlavkov]

This does not say PS5

I'm struggling to figure out how the OP read that and arrived at this conclusion.

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Same here. English is not my first language but from what I read, I get that the PS5 version of CoD will release later in EU?!?

 

[MegaSackman]

PS4 launched two weeks later in LATAM so I wouldn't be surprised if the same happens again.

 

[eraFROMAN]

Holiday [year] is often used as a sub for "Winter," which extends into the next year, so they very likely are releasing simultaneously.

Otherwise, this is kind of non-news since it's pretty clear PS5 is coming late this year, a time we're literally days away from

 

[entremet]

Canada was not forgotten.

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Thanks to big bro US ;)

 

[Skeff]

November isn't holidays in the rest of the world.

November is just late 2020 so, I wouldn't read too much Into it.

 

[ianpm31]

Jim Ryan said they want a global launch (not the PS4 situation with Japan release months after)

So doubt

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[SoulsHunt]

Isn't just the game that is coming late 2020 for next-gen ?

 

[Aadiboy]

Literally talking about the game release, not the console

 

[Deleted member 1102]

But Holiday 2020 is the same as late 2020? Is it even worth getting worked up for what'll probably be a month's difference?

 

[Ombala]

Jim wouldn't forget his roots, or would he?

 

[Eeyore]

Fuck you Sony if that means December in Europe.

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We have no idea what it means sadly because Sony is anemic to giving any sort of details surrounding their upcoming console.

 

[EVIL]

I mean, that is certainly a take, it just says that cold war is releasing in a segmented fashion, not the PS5 itself.

 

[Danielsan]

If this is true than Sony can royally get fucked.

 

[Proteus]

I mean, that is certainly a take, it just says that cold war is releasing in a segmented fashion, not the PS5 itself.

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Thanks for confirming my reading comprehension is not broken.

 

[Menx64]

PS4 launched two weeks later in LATAM so I wouldn't be surprised if the same happens again.

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If this is true, maybe 2021...

 

[Deleted member 8784]

I thought they were the same thing.

 

[Legacy]

Yeah, I'm not buying that for one second, unless it's the usual US/EU delay

 

[gl0w]

I refuse to believe, what a stupid thing to do.
Europe here, obviously

 

[Deleted member 2254]

There's still time to delay these consoles.

 

[Roarer]

So looking at the Swedish Playstation 5 page, it actually says "Releasing Christmas 2020". SO this could be true?

PlayStation®5 | Play Has No Limits | PlayStation

Allt du behöver veta om PlayStation®5-konsolen och PlayStation®5 Digital Edition med nya slimmade PS5-designen. De bästa PS5-spelen, Ps5-tillbehören och den trådlösa DualSense-handkontrollen.

www.playstation.com

(Julen = christmas, not holidays or anything that general)

 

[Deleted member 52190]

They already told you they are doing a ww launch.

 

[Reddaye]

...the snippet from the article clearly states it's talking about the Cold War release date, not the PS5 console.

How the fuck is there three pages of people thinking it's about the PS5 console launch? Am I just lacking in reading comprehension?

 

[Deleted member 5745]

I'll believe it when we get an actual date and price.

Oh so it's about COD specifically.

 

[DrDeckard]

I will say something... It would be great if Sony shared some actual real details about the ps5. I just can't believe it if we get 3 months after the June event with nothing.

 

[Fiery Phoenix]

What exactly is the difference between Holiday 2020 and Late 2020? Struggling to get this.

 

[Captain of Outer Space]

What is considered "the holidays" in the US?

When I think holidays it's usually December.

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According to retail, now until January.

 

[Rosur]

Possibly November in US/Canada, and December for the rest of the world.
Like 13th/20th November NA, 4th/11th December EU

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That's what I'm thinking if true so week before Black Friday in US then Week after in EU though feels weird after the PS4 being mostly global that this isn't.

 

[Zanasea]

Sony has been pretty annoyed at some of their local offices translating "Holiday 2020" to something like "Christmas 2020" (as already pointed out, the concept of "Holiday" is very US centric and doesn't mean much in most European countries and elsewhere), so they asked that any mention of the release window is only "late 2020" or "end 2020" so it doesn't sound too specific.

 

[VaanXSnake]

Not again Sony, it's tiresome how Sony Is always doing good stuff/deal for the US, they're so powerful in EU that don't even trying, hope it's false.

 

[Loud Wrong]

What exactly is the difference between Holiday 2020 and Late 2020? Struggling to get this.

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Absolutely nothing. This thread should have been thought through better before posting.

 

[Luminaire]

The PlayStation 5 version of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is scheduled for release Holiday 2020 in the U.S. and Canada, and in late 2020 for the rest of the world.

??? @ thread

 

[IIFloodyII]

What exactly is the difference between Holiday 2020 and Late 2020? Struggling to get this.

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Nothing, both are late 2020.

 

[Geezer]

I would really love for the PS5 to be launched on the same day for all major regions. Microsoft managed it with the Xbox One.