FIFA 08 Xbox360 And Playstation 3 Demo Delayed In Europe
According to the official EA Sports FIFA 08 forum the release of the FIFA 08 Xbox360 and Playstation 3 is delayed in Europe.
We’re sorry to have to tell everyone that the FIFA 08 NG demo won’t be launching in Europe today as was expected. Although the demo is being released in North America there were a couple of issues which we couldn’t get ironed out in time to release today despite working through out the night to get these sorted.
We understand how disappointing this will be to everyone and we’re absolutely gutted this has happened.
VancouverBlade is currently over in the UK right now, attending a Community Day for FIFA and I was unfortunate enough to be with him as the news broke. It really was a massive downer for what was set to be a great day.
However through a little workaround you might still play the demo tonight.
According to several people you can download the demo from Playstation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace using an American or Australian account. Remember the Americans use NTSC TVs (PAL in Europe), so you might get it in black/white “colours”.
Here is how to do it on Xbox Live:
Visit Microsoft’s passport site and create a new Hotmail account. Pretend you’re from either Japan, Singapore, Australia or the United States when you fill out the form, depending on which demos you want to access, and make a note of the phone number you supply.
Use the local yellow pages or Google to get zip codes.
Once you’ve activated the account, turn on your Xbox 360, press the guide button and select “switch profile.” Then create a new profile and Xbox Live account, and enter the same phone number as before.
Unfortunately I don’t have a Playstation 3, so I can’t tell you exactly how to do it there.
Let me know if this works out for you. I’ll keep you updated on the latest news.
The demo is only available in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and United States. It is located under Genres, Sports and not under New Releases.
Bookmark & Share
Related Posts
- FIFA 08 Xbox360 And Playstation 3 Demo Release Date Confirmed
- FIFA 08 Xbox360 And Playstation 3 Demo Finally Released
- FIFA 08 Xbox360 And Playstation 3 Demo Won’t Be Released This Week
- FIFA 08 PC Demo Is Released Today Download It Here
- FIFA 08 Demo Is Almost Ready
- FIFA 08 Release Date Is Now Confirmed By EA Sports
- Playstation 3 To Have Less Backwards Compatibilty in Europe
Comment by bob on 13 September 2007:
this is stupid how can a demo be delayed????
Comment by Sahil on 13 September 2007:
i cant believe this, gutted.. can someone please find a way to get the demo from asia or us or watever for the ps3? and post if they know it..
Comment by Garion on 13 September 2007:
Seems to be happening to much recently games people are looking forward to getting being delayed further, though I guess better it was delayed than coming across some kind of bug or error halfway through the game.
Comment by Toysking on 13 September 2007:
lol im playing it right now and downloaded it from the UK same with Harry Potter…some information is screwed up somewhere…maybe the FULL GAME is delayed not the demo.
Comment by Joseph Plazo on 14 September 2007:
If you want the full game for $1.00, you can pay $200 for a flight to Hongkong and buy it from a street hawker.
Comment by Bush Mackel on 14 September 2007:
Just downloaded it last night, but I haven’t had a chance to fire it up yet. Certianly looking forward to it!
Comment by Andly on 12 December 2007:
Yes, why not, you can buy it for 1$ in Hong Kong. It need only a 12 hour flight…
Comment by Junior on 22 May 2008:
You just have to be patient and and search, search online and you will find it and get free, even if it is just a demo.
Read Junior’s latest blog post….Grand Theft Auto IV>>>