i live the the US, ive downloaded the pre download and patch yesterday, and i still have the message release less then an hour. its been like this since midnight. i keep checking back and now its tuesday 5-19-15 7:16am, why am i not able to play this game,. It very frustrating, im using the galaxy from gog.com. any help would be appreciated please.

Tried to close the client and start it up again?

ya ive tried that serveral times, ive even restarted/shutdown my pc, but still it says wiating for release, release is less then an hour.

Try that. You can download the patch manually by going to your account page and pressing the Witcher 3 "folder".

If that doesn't help use the method I described here to check your game files:
The "Release in X hours" didn't automatically update even before, only when you switched between screens in the client so it could refresh the UI.
If Restarting the client doesn't work for you than press more --> manage... --> verify/repair.
That should fix any corrupted game files.

ive downloaded the patch manually, ive gone into the witcher folder/bin/x64 and tried running the game there. i get a purple pop up saying "thank you for installing the pre download fo the verios fo the witcher 3
all you need to do now is start your adventure is download and inistall the las small piece of the game wich becomes available unpon the games release on may 19th, this can be downloaded with gog galaxy or manually from gog.com whever youprefer.
ive downloaded the patch and tried to install it, it give a pop up saying 600mb needed. it tries to install but right before it finishes i get an error with this info as a patch log

The Witcher?3: Wild Hunt patch log
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\config\r4game\user_config_matrix\pc\input.xml
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\config\base\gameplay.ini
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\config\base\general.ini
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\config\base\hidden.ini
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\config\base\rendering.ini
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\config\performance.xml
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\config\r4game\legacy\base\input_qwerty.ini
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\config\r4game\user_config_matrix\pc\gameplay.xml
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\config\r4game\user_config_matrix\pc\hidden.xml
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\config\r4game\user_config_matrix\pc\postprocess.xml
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\config\r4game\user_config_matrix\pc\rendering.xml
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\ddi\GOG.dll
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\shaders\speedtree\shaders_directx11\Billboard_ps.fx11obj
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\shaders\speedtree\shaders_directx11\Branches_ps.fx11obj
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\shaders\speedtree\shaders_directx11\Branches_shadowcast_ps.fx11obj
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\shaders\speedtree\shaders_directx11\Branches_shadowcast_vs.fx11obj
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\shaders\speedtree\shaders_directx11\FacingLeaves_ps.fx11obj
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\shaders\speedtree\shaders_directx11\FacingLeaves_shadowcast_ps.fx11obj
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\shaders\speedtree\shaders_directx11\FacingLeaves_shadowcast_vs.fx11obj
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\shaders\speedtree\shaders_directx11\FrondsAndCaps_ps.fx11obj
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\shaders\speedtree\shaders_directx11\FrondsAndCaps_shadowcast_ps.fx11obj
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\shaders\speedtree\shaders_directx11\FrondsAndCaps_shadowcast_vs.fx11obj
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\shaders\speedtree\shaders_directx11\Grass_ps.fx11obj
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\shaders\speedtree\shaders_directx11\Grass_shadowcast_ps.fx11obj
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\shaders\speedtree\shaders_directx11\Grass_shadowcast_vs.fx11obj
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\shaders\speedtree\shaders_directx11\Leaves_ps.fx11obj
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\shaders\speedtree\shaders_directx11\Leaves_shadowcast_ps.fx11obj
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\shaders\speedtree\shaders_directx11\Leaves_shadowcast_vs.fx11obj
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\x64\Galaxy.dll
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\x64\GFSDK_HairWorks.win64.dll
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\x64\goggame-1207664643.dll
Error adding: C:\Users\bpm\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\x64\witcher3.exe

Mine did the same thing and manually installing the patch said it could not find game installation. Clicking download arrow in the bottom left corner showed patch failed. I couldn't repair/verify either, the option wasn't available.

Setting up the correct registry entries fixed it. I tried importing the folder and also install with the files in place, it said it was verifying the files but obviously never bothered with checking the registry.

I posted the reg entries in another thread but here they are anyway ... obviously edit to suit your folder structure:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\GOG.com\Games\1207664643]
"PATH"="C:\\GOG Games\\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt"
"GAMENAME"="The Witcher® 3: Wild Hunt"
"STARTMENULINK"="C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\GOG.com\\The Witcher® 3 - Wild Hunt\\The Witcher® 3 - Wild Hunt"
"STARTMENUFOLDER"="C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\GOG.com\\The Witcher® 3 - Wild Hunt"
"GOGGAMEDLL"="goggame-1207664643.dll"
"GUID"="{BF679CAD-FE6D-4CBE-9E99-D7193809207A}"
"BUILD"="28"
"STARTMENU"="The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt"
"gameID"="1207664643"
"uninstallCommand"="C:\\GOG Games\\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\\unins000.exe"
"DEPENDSON"=""
"DLC"=""
"INSTALLDATE"="2015-05-12 08:44:20"
"VER"="2.0.0.28"
"SUPPORTLINK"="the_witcher_3_wild_hunt"
"LANGUAGE"="english"
"GALAXYLINKS"="1"
"SAVEGAMEFOLDER"="C:\\GOG Games\\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\\"
"LAUNCHPARAM"=""
"LAUNCHCOMMAND"="C:\\GOG Games\\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\\bin\\x64\\witcher3.exe "
"EXE"="C:\\GOG Games\\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\\bin\\x64\\witcher3.exe"
"EXEFILE"="witcher3.exe"
"WORKINGDIR"="C:\\GOG Games\\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\\bin\\x64\\"
"SKU"="DIGITAL"
"languageText"="english"
"languageVoiceover"="english"

ive closed the client several times and i tired more, manage, but verif/repair is grayed out not selectable

i appreciate the help, im sorry, im kinda a computer newbie, but this is a bit over my head, where would i place this information? yes i did it downloaded on my ssd and i moved it to a 2nd hdd, should i uninstall and redownload directly to the 2nd hdd

Ah, mine didn't even try to install. Sounds like a corrupt installation. I'm not sure if you actually have the game installed in that location but it seems weird for it to be there. Maybe it's a permission issue.

I'd stop Galaxy, try moving the folder to C:\GOG Games\ ... start galaxy and click around until it thinks the game isn't installed. Change the Galaxy settings to point to C:\GOG Games\ and then click install. It should verify and try to update.

Worst case you will have the same problem as me where the patch can't find the install folder and you have to add the reg keys.

And you have checked you have enough space? ... just covering bases :)

i deffinately have the space ans specs for the game. as posted above i did move the game from my ssd folder to my 2nd hdd, could that be what the issue is

OK, then you have the same issue as me most likely ... don't redownload ... I can't guarantee that will actually help.

You need to copy the reg info above into notepad and save it as something.reg ... changing the file locations to where you have the game. Then double click the file to add it to your regisrty. *big warning* you can break stuff doing this if you're not careful.

Here's a dropbox link witcher3-registry.reg ... you can right click and edit that ...

ugh ... it opens directly in the browser. You'll have to go "file" -> "save page as" and save the file to your desktop or something to edit it ... hopefully that helps

Thank you all for your help and quick replies, i very much appreciate it., i decidec to go the long route and uninstall everyting including galaxy. downloaded all again, and made sure they were in the right drive. Now all is well with the world again. thanks