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Games that are announced way too early
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cireza
Member
This has been so ridiculous in fact. It was obvious back then that the games would take many years before being released...
I dislike it when game are announced too early. I will probably forget about them and won't even want them anymore when they are eventually released.
For me, you can tease a game at a moment. Then, during the following year, you show gameplay of the game. And it gets released afterwards, so maximum 2 years after the first teaser.
But the best situation is less than a year between unveiling and release.
Salty Rice
Member
Mass Effect Andromeda has been announced too early.
Needed a lot longer in the oven. Years longer.
Needed a lot longer in the oven. Years longer.
What complete hogwash this is. They show games that don't even come out at all let alone in 3 years.
Any game that doesn't release within a year. Edit: Fallout 4 (not Far Cry; my bad) managed it perfectly. A few months before launch: means I'll probably still be alive to experience it.
Anything further out, I don't bother following it past the initial statement/trailer. Like, I'm sure Read Dead Redemption 2 is going to be worth at least one playthrough (even if online will be their longer focus), but it's still a year out. I'll look up any new media NEXT year.
Anything further out, I don't bother following it past the initial statement/trailer. Like, I'm sure Read Dead Redemption 2 is going to be worth at least one playthrough (even if online will be their longer focus), but it's still a year out. I'll look up any new media NEXT year.
Masagiwa
Member
My concern with games being announced very early is that the games development schedule is so long that it will end up costing tons of money and resources. On top of that devs/directors/producers needs to stay motivated to work on a single product for a long time. But yeah for fans/consumers it sucks to have to wait so long for their favorite game/franchise.
FF VERSUS XIII/ FFXV was what announced a decade before it came out? In the end I was very happy to see that FFXV sold over 6m copies even if the game just broke even at a staggering 5m copies. Cause sales is basically the variable that determines the future of a franchise, and I don't want to see any good franchise die.
FF VERSUS XIII/ FFXV was what announced a decade before it came out? In the end I was very happy to see that FFXV sold over 6m copies even if the game just broke even at a staggering 5m copies. Cause sales is basically the variable that determines the future of a franchise, and I don't want to see any good franchise die.
This was not really for fans of CDPR but more a recruitment drive to get new talent on board for the project.
I can let it slide. I mean they were like fully focused on TW3 at the time.
This is the one for me as well actually.
I mean the whole reveal was absolutely bizarre, not even a CGI trailer, just a dev diary! Errrm wat.
And then years and years of silence, only to receive a largely under-cooked & underwhelming franchise entry.
The game should've been revealed in 2016 with a release later this year during Christmas once they'd polished it to hell and back without any fan pressure the years prior.
Spauldingxx
Member
Destiny 2. The hype is killing me.
I know how you feel but the game was announced in April and is being released in September
I don't really mind games being announced early. What's all the secrecy for anyway? As long as we have games constantly coming out, who cares if we know far in advance? Sure it's awesome when we hear about a game and then hear it's just around the corner, but in the grand scheme of things what difference does it make?
Laplasakos
Member
Final Fantasy XII (Announced in 2000 came out 2006)
Final Fantasy Versus XIII (Announced in 2006 came out never/or in 2016 as FFXV)
Kingdom Hearts 3 (Announced in 2013, coming out ?)
Agent (Announced in 2009, came out never?)
Cyberpunk 2077 (Announced in 2012, coming out ?)
Resident Evil PSP (Announced in 2009, never came out)
Devil May Cry PSP (Announced in 2003, never came out)
Bioshock VITA (Announced in 2011, never came out)
We will see about FFVIIR. If it makes it next year or by early 2019 then it's good in my book. I mean it will be earlier than the games i just listed.
Final Fantasy Versus XIII (Announced in 2006 came out never/or in 2016 as FFXV)
Kingdom Hearts 3 (Announced in 2013, coming out ?)
Agent (Announced in 2009, came out never?)
Cyberpunk 2077 (Announced in 2012, coming out ?)
Resident Evil PSP (Announced in 2009, never came out)
Devil May Cry PSP (Announced in 2003, never came out)
Bioshock VITA (Announced in 2011, never came out)
We will see about FFVIIR. If it makes it next year or by early 2019 then it's good in my book. I mean it will be earlier than the games i just listed.
A game being announced early doesn't change what you mentioned. It will still take a lot of resources, and the people working on the project will still need to focus on it for multiple years.
hemo memo
Gold Member
Yeah we shouldn't complain waiting 6+ years from an announcement to release. We're so impatient.
UtterlyPerplexed
Member
If you are not anticipating a release of your game within two years from its announcement, that's when - based on my own arbitrary cutoff point - it's too early for me. You want to build up that hype momentum? A two year window is perfectly reasonable enough a time frame to do that.
The worst way to go about it is what Square Enix have masterfully perfected over the years that I'm starting to suspect that Kojima has also picked up with Death Stranding. That is, to announce the game practically as soon as the ink on the napkin detailing all these weird and wonderful ideas has barely dried.
The worst way to go about it is what Square Enix have masterfully perfected over the years that I'm starting to suspect that Kojima has also picked up with Death Stranding. That is, to announce the game practically as soon as the ink on the napkin detailing all these weird and wonderful ideas has barely dried.
SliChillax
Member
All Rockstar games
Masagiwa
Member
No your right, its more that I associate the word "early" (which is subjective) with a game that will be in development for a very long time. Cause 3-4 years isn't that the norm nowadays for AAA games.
Some Nobody
Junior Member
The closer a game is to release, the less likely devs are to show you something they can't do. A feature, FPS, whatever. If a game is two years out, anything's possible. If a game is six months? That's probably exactly the game you're buying.
I dont know if some games are announced early to test the waters, see the audience response and interest over some time, can you imagine a new game being almost done when announced and people dont like it? Theres too much money involved.
Other than that i hate super soon reveals on existing franchises, last of us 2 as announced why? In the ignorance we had nothing to hope for , now we have like 4 years of waiting pain.
Other than that i hate super soon reveals on existing franchises, last of us 2 as announced why? In the ignorance we had nothing to hope for , now we have like 4 years of waiting pain.
Barrel Cannon
Member
Brand new IPs I have less of issue with early announcements especially if it's just a concep trailer. I do dislike when a giant company announces a game in a pre-existing franchise and then takes forever to develop it.
Majmun
Member
They did a great job with Bloodborne, though. Announced E3 2014, came out march 2015.
But yeah, most of their titles get announced way too early.
SE: the thread.
Sony console announcement games reveal: the thread.
Scalebound: the thread.
I like Nintendo's strategy of announcing a game a few months before the release, but they really messed it up with BotW.
Sony console announcement games reveal: the thread.
Scalebound: the thread.
I like Nintendo's strategy of announcing a game a few months before the release, but they really messed it up with BotW.
SE: the thread.
Sony console announcement games reveal: the thread.
Scalebound: the thread.
No lies detected.
neoism
Member
yep this is how to annouce a game... i still enjoyed f4 but it was a little disappointing...
i was on ps4 and they just made me wait to long for console mods... wish my pc could play it max. i had soo much fun moding skyrim lol it was a game in its self.
Shenmue 3 needed to be announced early because it needed funding to go in-development. It's only been 2 years since it has been announced and everybody should have known the Dec 2017 release date was never going to happen. Not announcing Shenmue 3 = never becoming a reality (kickstarter title)
mhayes86
Member
The Last Guardian and Final Fantasy Versus XIII/FFXV. They're the two games that I can think of that I have been following since their announcement, and their absence was mentioned at just about every gaming expo between then and their release, so you never forgot about their possible existence.
Drillary Clinton
Banned
decoyplatypus
Member
I think this is actually a good rule for deciding when an announcement is too early: when you don't know or are not ready to say what kind of game it is going to be, don't announce the game. I'm not bothered by things like, "hey, we're working on a new Zelda, and here's some key art" or "KH3 is coming *sotto voce* by the time your newborn enters kindergarten, we hope." Players should be able to manage their expectations about release dates at this point, and the good of knowing that x game is in development (instead of having to cry, "is Metroid dead?") counterbalances the annoyance of delays. With something like SMT X Fire Emblem, on the other hand, I'm not sure the excitement about the possibilities is worth the expectations (however unreasonable) players are sure to build up.
It was a casting call for talent to come work on the game. Sure, it was an announcement of sorts but the existence of the trailer should have shown people that it was super early in pre-production. I mean, they were about to ramp up Witcher 3 marketing shortly after this.
Moreover, CD Projekt Red have been very honest about the progress of the game, even saying that we won't hear anything this year as they're dedicated to Gwent in terms of marketing.
Shadow Broker
Banned
I rather be surprised by a early announcement by the Devs instead of it being leaked announced by someone looking for cudos or 5 seconds of Internet fame. Early announcements isn't bad as long as they don't constantly show it off at every E3 or give a release date only to push it back 5 or 6 times.
I enjoy leaks though.
I enjoy leaks though.
Fredrik
Member
The cancelation is crap of course but iirc they tried one year to only show the games that came out that year. Not sure when that was though. Bad idea anyway, only make the upcoming games list seem lackluster in comparison.
Unless we are talking about companies hyping up their consoles with games that are never going to be released, or will be released to another platform but not the one it was originally announced for.
I mean, don't buy a console based on future promise. Buy one based on what's currently there. Because even if those games do come out, it's possible that they'll be complete shit.
I like your reasoning.
tenderbrew
Member
Sony exclusives the thread. All 3 do it but I feel like some of these announced games are going to be on PS5.