What do you prefer? | |||
| Announcements far away from launch | 8 | 28.57% | |
| Announcements close to launch | 20 | 71.43% | |
| Total: | 28 | ||
| flashfire926 said: Who cares if the people say the series is dead. |
There. Fixed that for ya.
@ OP
Personally, I don't care, as long as the game comes out. Though, 4 years is definitely pushing it. I actually do like the 2-3 years thing, though, as I like following the progress of a game. Gets me more hyped for it. Of course, I'm not going to complain about it only being 1 year after the announcement.
thismeintiel said:
There. Fixed that for ya. @ OP Personally, I don't care, as long as the game comes out. Though, 4 years is definitely pushing it. I actually do like the 2-3 years thing, though, as I like following the progress of a game. Gets me more hyped for it. Of course, I'm not going to complain about it only being 1 year after the announcement. |
Yeah, MS does that too.
(At least they don't do it intentionally though, their games always have development troubles that delays the game further, but I digress, and your point still stands)
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I don't think it matters much.
Ignoring extremes in both directions ofcourse. And by extreme I mean like Duke Nukem Forever.
6 months prior to release always makes me happy, but some titles do require regular updates to assure people it's happening (KH3, for example).
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There is no "best time" for a game announcement. Some people want to have informations far in advance, others prefer announcements close to release.
Port announcements should be as early as possible from a customers standpoint to prevent settling for the "wrong version" of a game. Publishers love to hide these informations as long as possible, hoping for "double dippers" and due to NDAs with Sony/Microsoft/Nintendo.
Late announcements without leaks/rumours are hard to realize nowadays because almost every developer has its fanbase. "Developer X just released game Y... what are they working on now?" - "Let's collect every snippet of information we can find on blogs / Facebook / Twitter / Xing... accounts of every person (programmers, designers, artists, voice actors...) working on their games!"
Couple factors come into play for that question. Mostly it depends on the hype or overall recognition of the games title.
If it's a game no ones heard of... it might be in the best interest to keep things sealed until the last minute.
Now if it's a title that gamers are aware of...I think it's best to announce the games development as soon as it's given the producers green light.
It not only keeps fans anticipation but also allows the opportunity to receive fan feedback...something developers and producers take major advantage of.
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6-12 Months
I'm sick and tired of seeing games 2-3 or even more before the release
If it isn't turnbased it isn't worth playing 
(mostly)
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| flashfire926 said: Who cares if the people say the series is dead. |
Don’t Nintendo still announce several of their games well in advance?
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