Re:What's the difference between going gold... (Score 0)

When a game has gone "gold" (as this article insinuates), it means in gamerspeak that the game is completed and has been approved by the console manufacturer(s) (although in this case just Microsoft) for their system. At this point, the game can be sent to the duplicating facility to be mass-produced. After this is done (usually about a week), then the first printing is complete and the game is "ready to ship"