Who cares if the people say the series is dead.
It's not like that hurt fallout 4 sales in the slightest.
On topic, it should be announced a around 6 months before.
A lot of publishers are transitioning to a shorter turnaround.including Ubisoft Bethesda and Nintendo.
Sony and Square Enix have to step their game up on this matter.
Bet with Intrinsic:
The Switch will outsell 3DS (based on VGchartz numbers), according to me, while Intrinsic thinks the opposite will hold true. One month avatar control for the loser's avatar.