According to a recent tweet by Producer Saito Yosuke, NieR:Automata has hit a significant period in its development and has “gone gold”, completing the Gold master* of the game well ahead of schedule.
Gold master: Gold master is the final game’s build that is used as a master for production of the game.
“I was asked to write this since it will quickly go viral, but “NieR:Automata has gone Gold (quite a while ago)”, so please look forward to the game’s release!”ーSaito Yosuke
So it appears as though there is no worry of a delay before the scheduled release date! That’s very reassuring news! Today marks 20 days until the game’s release!! Hang in there, everybody!
We finally have more information regarding the International release of NieR:Automata!
Firstly, here are the scheduled release dates for NA and EU regions:
NA: March 7, 2017 EU: March 10, 2017
So, it appears as though they weren’t able to get a simultaneous, worldwide release, but it’s pretty darn close to Japan’s release on February 23, 2017!! Great work, guys!!
Next, let’s take a look at the new trailer from the PlayStation Experience 2016:
Next, it appears as though there *will* be an International release of the Black Box Edition, however, it is not exactly the same. Here is what will come with the International Black Box Edition:
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There are some differences here between the Japanese release, but as far as International fans go, it’s probably a pretty damn good deal anyway. This set is lacking the “NieR RepliCant Recollection” novel and the original soundtrack here is not listed as the live audio recording from the NieR Music Concert & Talk Live as it most likely is, given it is 13 tracks.
I’m very curious about the SteelBook Case, though. Not sure how many people would actually use an item like that, but… since it’s an official item for the series, I hope it will become available on it’s own… 😛
Lastly, it looks like this set will come with 6 of the bonus DLC, many of which are skins for Pod. The Japanese release only includes Grimoire Weiss with the Black Box Edition and the Machine Mask from the e-STORE.
Moving on, here is the Day One Edition release of the game alone. It comes with an interesting box art illustration for the International release. It is also reversible so you can also have the gorgeous cover illustration by lead character designer Yoshida Akihiko.
Please note that you use the shipment services at your own risk. Signature Confirmation is recommended. Square Enix Online Store is not responsible for lost or stolen packages.
On or Near Release Date Delivery. While we try our best to schedule delivery to arrive on the release date, actual delivery date may vary depending on your location and method of shipping.
Orders received after February 21st, 2016 11:59pm PST will arrive after the Release Day.
And the last bit of news is that the PSN demo will be available soon. Have fun with that, guys, when it drops! I don’t have a PS4 yet, so… ;_;
That’s about all of the announcements thus far, but should there be more, I’ll update this post as more news becomes known!
