Soft launches are a normal part of a mobile game release nowadays, but typically they're for free to play and/or online connected games so that developers can tweak the game in a live environment before releasing more broadly and those soft launches typically take place weeks, months, and sometimes years in advance so as to give the game enough time to get to where it needs to be. So I'm not so sure this is actually an intended soft launch seeing as GRID is a paid title, doesn't really have any persistent online connectivity or social features, and it's already set to release in just a couple of days. Perhaps it's just an early bonus for the New Zealand folks? Or someone at Feral got a little too excited and mashed the release button on accident? Or perhaps they simply want a couple of days to see how things go in a live environment before the full launch on Monday?
Whatever the case, if you're in New Zealand then have yourself an extra nice weekend and grab GRID Autosport right now with the link below. If you aren't actually in NZ then I'd suggest just being patient and waiting for it to release in your own region on Monday (or perhaps sometime on Sunday) as that would probably be a lot easier in the long run. However, if you just CAN'T wait and have an NZ account with credit on it, our motto around TouchArcade has always been "If it feels good, do it!" And as always you can join in on some discussion about GRID Autosport in our forums.
New Zealand App Store Link: GRID™ Autosport, $14.99 (By Feral Interactive Ltd)
Oh Hey, 'GRID Autosport' is Already Out in New Zealand Ahead of Worldwide Release on Monday posted first on http://ift.tt/2k0LiGW
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