What does it mean if a game "goes gold?"

con Brio · **What does it mean if a game "goes gold?" -** 10-30-2002, 03:10 PM

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Zoner · 10-30-2002, 03:12 PM

Isn't Gold 100,000 copies sold?

Zone

pest · 10-30-2002, 03:16 PM

It means its going to press. No more work and copys are being burned. They will be in stores shortly, or as someone mentioned earlier, on warez sites soon.

Bleed_4_Me · 10-30-2002, 03:21 PM

If it is 100,000 copies then most big name publishers press and ship enough copies to go gold from the start. That's wild! ed: They should be measuring the number of units sold not the number of units shipped to retailers!

10-30-2002, 03:39 PM

As PEST said, "GOLD" is the master cd used to make the different copies of the game for distribution.

This "100,000" thing you all are thinking about is Music if I'm not mistaken, and a gold record or album is ACTUALLY 500,000 in America. (It's MUCH less in foreign countries).

I dont know if Video Game sales even have this distinction.

Bleed_4_Me · 10-30-2002, 03:46 PM

Ahh TY Special ED!! I stand corrected! oOo:

Milla · 10-30-2002, 04:53 PM

Should be out Nov. 12th, 2 weeks ahead of schedule, i guess they are making it up to us when they pushed AA back like 3 months biggrin:

Magnum · 10-30-2002, 07:20 PM

Gold for games is when work on the game is done and they begin printing the discs.

Gold for music is 500,000 units sold. Platinum is 1,000,000.