Another big news at Blizzcon was the announcement that the latest expansion for World of Warcraft will be available for download at the same time as the physical retail version. This will be a first for Warcraft as the downloadable versions have always been released shortly after retail versions.
Having a simultaneous release gives customers some more options. As anyone whose seen the documentary Second Skin can attest, that WoW fans want their expansion as soon as possible and waiting for even a single day can be too much for some. So, not only will players be able to purchase the game digitally at the same time as the pyshical copies; they'll actually be able to download it earlier. However, they still will have to wait till the release date for them to actually access the contents of the expansion.
It's pretty exciting when you think about it. If you don't want to wait in a long line in the freezing cold (remember it will be early December at midnight-that's pretty fuckin' cold for most people) then you can sit quietly in your own home and wait comfortably as the clock ticks down.
Personally I'll be having my copy delivered from Amazon because of their great video game deals. And I'll be too tired to play the game at midnight so waiting the next day will be just fine for me. But for everyone else, this will prove to be a great thing. Afterall, who doesn't want to get in the game as quickly as possible so they can quest in zones with thousands of people, breaking the servers, waiting endlessly for mobs to spawn, as well as waiting in queues for hours.
Launch day is always so much fun.;-)
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