Quote Originally Posted by DurtiMonkeyToe View Post
Maybe it doesn't matter to you, you're welcome to leave the speculation of this thread to others in that case. That is the question I am posing. Is it possible that they DID get it from the publisher before an official announcement was available? The date suspiciously coincides with Yoshi-P's "Through the end of Summer (September)" date.
Exactly End of Summer in japan is Sept 30th so Oct 1 would make sense for Ps3 release with monthly fees starting in November. I can see this working out if they follow the timeline in place...

July 21st 1.18
August 25th 1.19 - Ifrit, Crafting & DOL Redesign, Airships & Chocobos, Beastmen Encampment Additions
Sept 29th 1.20 - Job Redesign, Completed UI Enhancements, More Dungeons, Completion of all items on Summer release
Oct 1 PS3 release according to Amazon
Oct 27th or Nov 3rd 1.21 Ishgard Release, Possible Level Cap Increase, Addition of New Jobs, Storyline Missions, Start of Payment

These dates and items from patch notes past 1.19 obviously I don't know I am just guessing but common sense from Producer letters, Dev comments, and current schedule fits said timeline