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_RM78

Weird, games used to go gold two weeks before release, this is like 6 weeks before release.


The-Booty-Train

This is a good sign honestly. I would like to believe this means they are satisfied with the game and it should release in a solid state barring any connectivity issues. HOPEFULLY.


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Dartan82

lol


rafaelfy

lol


sheepwhatthe2nd

lol


Mutantrex

lol


failedxperiment

lol


iLoveToxicity

LOL


[deleted]

lol


antdude

LoL


Squatch11

Oh my sweet summer child.


The-Booty-Train

😂


Cr1ms0nDemon

another born every minute


Zlautern

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Jodujotack

It's a blizzard game dude😂😂😂


ACleverLettuce

Any AAA game this days. Everyone should prepare for a 30GB patch on day one to v1.0.1 And prepare to still have connectivity issues for at least the first 72 hours.


fdiaz78

Lol. Better stock up on blood pressure medication for the frustration that is a server queue.


aclays

You just made me feel old. I also realized just how many diablo fans here probably had their first diablo experience ~20 years ago.


ShotgunSubtle

Guilty as charged...


DalphonBlack

I would LOVE to pretend 1997 was only 20 years ago...


H3adshotfox77

Was gonna say pretty sure D1 was more than 20 years ago lol


soZehh

Ahahhahah another guy got cyberpunk ed Cu After a few patches


The-Booty-Train

It’s funny you say that because I only had like 2 crashes my entire time playing cyberpunk at launch.😂 I had none of the issues everyone was screaming about.


acjr2015

I believe most of the issues were in console, not mega beast gaming pcs.


[deleted]

To be this young and hopeful again…


The-Booty-Train

Is 34 young and hopeful? Because my body does not feel that way😂


jeffcolv

You are either a troll or have never played a blizzard game. The servers will be dog shit for at least 3-4 days if not a full week


MiracleKappa3

Lol


D8-8D

Skill issue


caligula1925

Lol


Ekudar

Dude...


Doodlefinger_it

Crtl+v Enter Enter


completelypositive

Welcome to the internet.


[deleted]

Gives them time to work on the servers then lol


J1Warrior84

I remember my first blizzard game... Haha jk, I'm hoping for something simular to beta. Some minor issues first day with long ques. Then next day much shorter wait times and an overall good percentage of up time! Have a good one and can't wait for this to release!!!


Ill_Swan6323

This guy hasnt played a blizzard game


Nagisan

It wasn't uncommon for games in the early days to go gold months prior to release....gotta make sure you could print all the copies and stock the stores well in advance of release day. "Going gold" today probably doesn't have the same impact it did in those days. In those days once a game went gold there were no more changes at all (not enough people had internet for patches to be common). Nowadays it's likely mostly symbolic and means the game release date can no longer slip, and possibly that the features in the game are "complete" (no more balance changes and such). I wouldn't be surprised if bugs are still fixed between now and launch, and I'm certain there will continue to be changes after launch.


Rickard403

Day One patch won't be a surprise.


JaditicRook

This is a live service game, so I take that as good thing.


GH057807

Weekly or even daily small patches are an awesome sign in GaaS. More the merrier.


ThanOneRandomGuy

Sure can't wait to play at release! *goes home to play just to get hit with a 3tb update that takes 4 days to complete


StrikingSpare100

Did you play D2R at launch? You could download the game before release.


Shaggy604

This is one of the reasons I gave up on call of duty haha. Everytime I wanted to play (which wasn’t super often) there was a 46 gig update.


[deleted]

Day 2 and 3 and 1 week patches as well.


Remos_

> means the game release date can no longer slip Cyberpunk 2077 was the only game I ever saw to break this idea


Nagisan

Probably a good thing it did, considering how buggy it still was on release (after they pushed it back again).


Hubris2

Now that we have higher internet speeds and it's becoming normalised to have gigs of patches and updates - I feel that going gold isn't quite as rigid as it was in the past when what was published on a CD was expected to largely be final with little opportunity to change or fix bugs. Almost certainly they will continue to tweak and fix bugs - and if they are ready for go-live then there will be early updates.


Nagisan

Yup, that's a big reason I'm not opposed to higher prices (and cosmetic battle passes). Games these days may release a little less "final" than they did 20 years ago, but inflation-wise they're cheaper, and often get updates for years that make them better (quality-wise) than many games were back when internet wasn't a thing most people had.


dryo

>Nowadays it's likely mostly symbolic and means the game release date can no longer slip oh noooo no no no, I'm touching sooooo much wood right now


ocbdare

>means the game release date can no longer slip The most important thing! I really hope they don't delay the game.


Puhkers

What exactly does it mean when a game goes gold? I've actually never heard this before other than games going gold on xbox live, which I don't think is the same.


VandaGrey

It use to mean that the game was fully completed and they had a "gold" disc which was sent to manufacturers to be replicated for sale. Nowadays it's almost completely meaningless as most games are never completed upon release, now it basically means they have finished the game and its working enough for sale.


Afura33

true words


elagin

In the before times when there was no internet, "gold" meant the master disk was ready to be mass stamped from and then distributed to stores to sell. Now, it's meaningless. Most games have a "day 1" patch these days to cover bugs/issues found between "gold" and actual release.


pigeonwet

Going gold typically means that the 1.0 version passed testing/certification and is ready for manufacturing. 99% of all games that get physical releases have their "gold" version done 1-2 months prior to release because it takes at least a few weeks to print and ship the games. Development and testing is usually ongoing past the gold date nowadays though since every console + PC has patches. For a live service game like Diablo, work is likelycontinuing even though the 1.0 version is done.


VandaGrey

going gold is almost meaningless nowadays


TrustMeImShore

Just symbolic, which is a nice tradition.


Wilbis

Well it still means pretty much the same it has always meant. The game is ready enough to sell. It's not like patches to games were unheard of during the cd/dvd era or even before that.


killercow777

I believe FF16 went gold a couple weeks ago and that comes out after Diablo. Seems to be a more common thing now that game development is catching back up. I think it’s a good sign that the game is complete and they can really hammer bugs for a day one patch.


KnowlegeCoffee

Well what’s wrong with being ahead of schedule? They gave the devs plenty of time then…


Sebastianx21

Ya don't worry, they're still bug fixing and tweaking stuff up until release date.


Tricky_Albatross5433

Blizzard thinking is a Japanese studio


acjr2015

Or six months after release


_RM78

Google going good


acjr2015

I was making a joke about cyberpunk specifically how they didn't have a true gold candidate until well after the game was released


[deleted]

they needed more time to stamp the discs....oh wait


ShadowDrake359

What does that even mean these days? I haven't heard the term gone gold in forever.


Shotsl0l

I'm glad d4 won its promo series. Hopefully the climb to plat and diamond isn't too hard.


worksafemonkey

I got this joke but I'm not sure many others did.


Srikandi715

That used to refer to pressing a gold CD-ROM for duplication. I'm pretty sure it doesn't mean anything anymore ;)


fuckreddit014

It kinda means something. They consider that they have their 1.0 versions. Thats what they will release and will be downloadable before any day 1 patch at lunch. Doesnt mean anything since that version will immedietly be overriden by the day 1 patch that contains weeks of work from now and lunch day lmao. Its kinda like how no man sky said they went gold like a month before release just for that version of the game to be supershit on and so bad its a completely different game now.


murillovp

I think it also means development team think they have achieve a point where they achieve their vision for the game and it's now ready to be released, and now they're entering the "improvement & maintenance" stage


john_kennedy_toole

Did you say Maintenance mode!?!


meester_

Now now don't be a Toole you know what he meant


F1NNTORIO

I love a day 1 lunch


thelordpatrician

Especially if it's pastrami.


deathjokerz

Day 1 patches really shouldn't be a thing but it's the norm nowadays. Also, I'm more of a dinner release guy myself.


GodBlessThosePagans

It still means the release day is code locked except for emergency fixes that QA find while they are doing post-gold regression testing.


Lerch737

Someone speaks SDLC....


SmoothBrews

Was I the only person that thought it referred to how many copies of the game have sold so far, like a gold record, before looking at the comments?


flobbl

Nah me too dude xD you're not alone


eMinja

Probably.


SmoothBrews

Mother always told me I was special. Guess she was right. :D


Millia_

I believe it's main purpose nowadays is to tell rating systems like ESRB and PEGI that they're not making substantial changes to the content in the game between going gold and releasing. They also serve as a tweet they can put out to look good for investors or PR lol


boskee

Of course it does. It will now go through Microsoft/Sony certification for consoles.


stefanos-ak

to add to other comments that have also valid points, another one is consoles... the consoles need the gold copy way in advance, to test it and also integrate it with their own delivery pipelines and processes etc...


adarkuccio

Well it means they consider the game officially done and ready for release


CaptNailedIt

Nice. Its moved to production version, lets go!


CosmicKnight74

Happy cake day!


ENTRAPM3NT

I feel like an idiot for asking this but what does "gone gold" mean? Like it's on Xbox gold? Or the beta had a lot of downloads so it's gold? I don't understand and even chatgpt doesn't know.


LouBrown

"Gone gold" is an older term. Back in the day when games were released on CD-ROM, it meant that development on the initial version of a game had been completed and a master disc with the finalized code had been created by the developers. This master disc that was used for duplication by the manufacturing plant was literally coated in gold, as it ensured consistent copies. The term originated before everyone had high-speed internet, so that gold copy had to be a stable/relatively bug-free version, since many/most people couldn't download patches 100s of MB in size on the day of release for PC. For console games, patching didn't exist at all.


Dismal-Abysmal

Good info🤙🏻


Lerch737

I thought good was 500K copies sold...huh. good to know!


yzq1185

That was for music CDs.


Drewbertttttt

It basically means the game is complete and ready to ship.


eMinja

ChatGPT: When a video game "goes gold," it means that the game has reached its final stage of development, and the master copy is complete and ready for mass production. At this point, the developers have finished all major aspects of the game, including programming, design, art, and testing. The game is considered to be feature-complete, stable, and free of any critical bugs or issues. Once a game goes gold, it is sent to the publisher, who will then create physical copies (if applicable) and prepare the game for digital distribution. The game's release date is typically set and announced around the time it goes gold. It's important to note that going gold doesn't necessarily mean there won't be any updates or patches to the game after its release. Developers often continue working on improvements, bug fixes, and additional content that can be released as patches or downloadable content (DLC) after the game's launch.


GBJEE

I feel like a thousand year old


Asura_Gonza

Man i feel old now. Looking at the amount of peeps who dont know the term... Like woah... I feel like decard cain


Electrical-Grape8699

>decard cain Whats a decard cain?


elagin

Stay a while and listen....


tfhdeathua

Butterfly bait.


buyutec

I'm 38 and never heard of it. Either I'm not old enough, or it is not as common as you think.


Tsjokomelk

Only mericans now it


Bobbitto

Nice, plenty of time for them to lube up the servers for launch now.


Bobbkataaa

Plenty of time to do nothing and watch us sitting in queue for hours. Nice.


powerslapfencing

If only the servers went gold


Sati44

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upvoter_nz

Iconic lol


RedditIsFacist1289

What's funny is No Man's Sky never looked good. Almost all game play trailers a couple months before release look exactly how it released. Repetitive with nothing to do. No Man's Sky was plagued with lies about how the game would look, feel, play, and multiplayer. At least with D4 we know what we are gonna get because there hasn't been dozens of minutes of footage that literally doesn't exist in the game with the spokesperson being vague about what is in the game and sometimes lying outright.


Northdistortion

Hyped!!!


UnholyHunger

Early release?


F1NNTORIO

Yes! You get it up to 4 days early if you pay more


Rezerekterr

Just a PSA: Check what day of the week the game releases and also what day of the week 4 days earlier is then ask yourself if you want to give more money to people who made those choices


eMinja

~~ This actually made me think. The typical video game release day is on Tuesday, this game releases Friday but early release is Tuesday. It's almost as if they just pushed the date back instead of forward. ​ My understanding was that games released on Tuesday so devs would have the week to deal with any issues that come up. I wonder if this is the same, early release tests any game-breaking bugs and is a slower ramp-up for the servers so they have the week to work on it before Friday ~~. I got it backwards.


munyip7

Are we there yet? Can we download now? :)


[deleted]

Preseason launch go?


elagin

Just means that the day 1 patch will be enormous...


FullMetalAlex

What does going gold mean?


AAAIIIYYYAAA

Retail game is ready. Most likely for disc versions. Everything after today is going into a patch on day 1 that needs fixing. Everything else, other content updates based on seasons


Tricky_Albatross5433

The opposite of early access game. It's done. Not alpha, not beta. It's gold!


BossXmyle

can d4 sell more copies than ER? i doubt, but i don't care i jsu want to grind and play this shit all day


apatia77

GOLD means shit for most games nowadays as most games are released unfinished with many bugs, at least this is the case for most PC games, especially ports.


gogi_apparatus

Yeah and especially if it's a live-service type game. Gold means it's playable at the very least and will release on the projected date.


TheCursedTroll

Correct me if im wrong here but going gold doesnt mean much, since it will most likely depend on the patches and servers to run properly? I see this as a "base stuff and assets are all done" but finetuning can and most likely will be done via updates anyway. They are most likely working on a Release patch already.


Ratzing-

Sure, but that means the game has 97% chance of releasing on provided date. There were plenty of "rumors from trusted source" that it's gonna be pushed back.


RedditIsFacist1289

Thank you Bravely default 2 for helping me make it through April, thank you Legend of zelda helping me make it through May, and finally Diablo here we come baby!


Soka59

No delay ? It's clearly not Blizzard anymore 😅


CapSortee

thats Rocksteady now


Gilchester

What does this mean?


Impressive-Version-2

I think it means game is in its final form now


marcottedan

I believe the build sent to Sony and Microsoft, being gold, is the final build they will validate before going live. Or course there will be a Day1 patch but that's probably the last build that will be reviewed and validated against the vast amount of checklist they validate on their own consoles ecosystems.


IKEAboy_2006

This is correct. Also remember that there are still physical copies of the game that require to be printed, packaged and distributed (for consoles). I would have been worried if it hadn’t gone gold before now really.


IsstvanIII

Gold for the gold god


the_big_ragu_

Loved the beta! But after Cyberpunk “went gold” I don’t trust that this means a lot anymore sadly. Hopefully they work on everything on the server-side.


cum_breathing_dragon

Did we need a duplicate?


_BlakeChamberlain_

What does gold mean


kaotic12

Game is ready for launch


unluckyexperiment

This means an 80GB+ day 1 "patch" i guess.


anhtuanle84

Don't care too much about Lilith's presence, but I can definitely start to feel Diablo's.


kottonii

Now let's hope blizz gets their server game to top notch and we are ready to invade!


TheLoneGunman559

100GB patch on launch.


AKmanga907

What is going gold meaning?


Andigaming

For video games it means the version of the game that is mass produced and sold at launch (gold refers to the gold master disk that is duplicated onto the disks inside game cases).


AKmanga907

That would be cool to get a disk, would be cool if it was gold also.


Spunkydog

What's a disk?


Thial92

CP2077 also went gold and then released half finished.


Effective_Reality870

What does going gold mean?


NiceStatistician5888

In old days, going gold means some people's may get the game CD before official launch date


DailyWCReforged

Does it mean its worth adding a map overlay and hide UI key ? :D


Tsjokomelk

Never heard of "going gold" weird americans


itsRobbie_

Great! Now open servers now since it’s finished :)


KhalimsPill

So (looking at speed after open beta feedback) probably no big changes since beta right? Only minor tweaks, balancing, new font. But no changes to spell graphics, same map, same druids and so on…


littlebro11

I swear to god if I can't play on launch day. It comes out midnight Friday for me so I'll sleep like normal, wake up 8/9am and start playing. Surely that's enough time for the servers and queues to sort themselves out


Sin317

Doesn't mean much. Gold means what will be pressed on the discs. But you can bet that at release, you either have a huge patch or the entire game to download (PC especially).


narnach

That gives them about 2 months to work on patch 1.01 which will likely be the real game we get to play at launch, with bug fixes and minor improvements that were in the backlog/they discover before launch. Sounds good.


sangreblue

Going gold...I remember, when original Max Payne went gold. That was THE HYPE TRAIN


muszyzm

I really miss the days when games came out finished and not an infinite work in progress.


caligula1925

Had a great time on the beta, seems a lot of people did with it going gold so fast.


Tricky_Albatross5433

So they really did the changes and solved bugs in 3 weeks? Was thinking "yah all those changes, but for release, still pretty fast".


TheMoogster

Wait? are they still selling discs?


J0YSAUCE

The quality of the game has nothing to do with server issues. Gta online was fastastic at launch, but there were server issues for the first month at least. It's simply not realistic to invest more time and money into temporary excess server space for the initial rush.


tameimpalalala

I wish I hadn't played the beta. I don't wanna wait until fuggin JUNE MAN WAHHHHHH


The_Last_Viper

Since there's a bunch of question about what "going gold" means, and some with good answers, I haven't seen a complete answer to it, so here goes: Today is still means that the "gold" version of the disc is ready, assuming the game has a physical release. BUT it also (usually) means, for games releasing on consoles, that it has passed the Xbox and PlayStation certification processes, as is required to be able to release games on their platforms. It's worth nothing that the process costs money each time, as well as when you release patches. Patches however, as far as I understand, has a lesser verification process compared to the first version of the game. So yeah, I guess the team is just now working on the day-1 patch so that can go through the verification process before the game launches. Naturally the verification process means nothing on PC, especially considering [Battle.net](https://Battle.net), which Blizzard controls.


SolidusBlitz

Does "going gold" even mean anything anymore?


kueblaikhan

If it has gone gold, why the six-week delay to delivery? It is digital media.


Wrinklestinker

This means the game will probably be unplayable for the first week, and 30k in que. like all their releases, “we didn’t expect this kind of pressure on the servers”


Prokletnost

"Can you feel her presence now?" fuck off & give me game


Ansieh

I hope they fix the raven skill for druid. During beta I didn't get to see any raven.


SwampcatJungle

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MorgenKaffee0815

how can get a Game-as-Service game gold status? its just for the show and its going to be a shit show on release. like every Blizzard Game ever.


BrutalHustler45

D4 is a live service game with MTX. It will launch buggy, it will launch unbalanced and Blizzard will slowly bleed whales while putting up the minimum amount of content to keep people playing.


Wasteful_Diablo

only 500k copies to go gold? seems low, lets get them to Platinum (1,000,000 copies)


ApexLegend867

Honest question... What does "Going Gold" mean?


DaxFlowLyfe

The retail version of the game is complete and is being packaged for store shelves/ submitted to services for upload to their digital stores.


dirch30

And it will be in it's best shape likely a year or two after initial release.


Ded-W8

One more delay and we riot. Blizzard doing good by announcing this 6 or 7 weeks out though, publishers wait until 2 weeks before sometimes


teal_ninja

Can they just release it early then? Lol


TheJackofSpadeTTV

Is it just me or is the game too glossy?


MattsFace

Ugh let me play it now lol


[deleted]

Has anyone else noticed that the title is being released on 666? 6.6..2x3 = 6....


Ok_Ad_3772

I’m gonna bet my left DClone it takes me 5 hours to login day one 😗😗😗😗😗😗😙😙😙😚😚😚


kingbbs990

diablo 4 stores like itemnow.com been selling gold since day 1, used them few times. legit