I noticed a while back but never posted it until now but has anyone noticed that the PS4 upgrade campaign ends APRIL 1st? Hmmmm there's something strange about that day...:confused:
Probably spoiling a good troll by SE
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03-25-2015, 12:50 AMMellazProbably spoiling a good troll by SE
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03-25-2015, 12:53 AMSove92
There is nothing strange in it. When you do a contract with another business, it will most likely expire on the last or first day of a given month. April Fools day also isn't really a thing in Japan.
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03-25-2015, 12:54 AMAshkendor
I think this is the third time I've seen this thread now. No, there's nothing strange about the date. Originally, it was supposed to end on Jan 1 but it was pushed back to April 1st. It's not an elaborate April Fools' hoax by SE.
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03-25-2015, 12:59 AMAlipoprocks
FYI - this forum celebrated April Fools last year, so. Maybe it was just the moderators, but it was cute.
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03-25-2015, 01:01 AMFelishttp://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/000029.htmlQuote:
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03-25-2015, 01:05 AMAlipoprocksOh, yeah! I forgot about these too.Quote:
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03-25-2015, 01:09 AMEvaddaragonQuote:
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03-25-2015, 01:20 AMDelsusAnd let's not forget last year we were all Yoshi-p for the day.Quote:
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03-25-2015, 01:21 AMDererk
Never take anything they say on that 1 day in the year as the truth.
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03-25-2015, 01:59 AMKuleQuote from wikipedia.Quote:
In Japan, the government's financial year runs from 1 April to 31 March. The fiscal year is represented by the calendar year in which the period begins, followed by the word nendo (年度); for example the fiscal year from 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015 is called 2014–nendo.
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03-25-2015, 02:14 AMDragonFlyyWhat does that have to do with the discussion? Originally it was going to end on the 1st of January. They gave people 3 more months.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kule
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03-26-2015, 08:24 AMKuleThe fact it ends at the end of the japanese financial year and not a day over kind of makes it significant. Offering a free upgrade cuts into profits.Quote:
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But yeah I get your point, logic's dangerous on these forums. -
03-26-2015, 08:55 AMSadana
Sure, they'll mess around with fake new races and turning us all into Yoshi P on the forums, but SE won't even think of messing up the end of a promotion. That's business, you don't eff with money. xD I do think they should have chosen a better day though due to people believing it's a joke for some reason.
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03-26-2015, 10:06 AMTurboSol
let em believe it's a joke, then when they try to upgrade for free.... jokes on them lol
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03-26-2015, 11:22 AMBluevann
We'll likely see SE's april fools joke on the 1st. Doesn't really make sense to do it first. In this case, if the joke was the end of the PS4 campaign, they could've not posted anything and then, on the 1st, put a giant "WE'RE ENDING THE PS4 CAMPAIGN TODAY WITHOUT A WARNING, SOOORRY...!" banner on the lodestone.
That and, there really isn't anything funny in the announcement. There's always something funny in an April Fools. Like how ugly the Viangaa were, or how silly the idea of Favor System was. -
03-26-2015, 11:28 AMDefendPopPunkLol. For real though, it doesn't even seem like it would be a funny joke to begin with anyway. SE is usually a little more silly when it comes to April Fool's pranks.Quote:
Originally Posted by TurboSol
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03-26-2015, 11:32 AMSecretCrowds
1) It's not even funny
2) SE would have to collaborate with Sony for this April Fool's joke, which is highly unlikely.
3) The target audience of this, if it's an April Fool's joke, is small compared to the population of the players. (It would only affect those that have yet to upgrade to ps4 from ps3).
So, no. The date is mere coincidence.