I highly recommend the latest Major Nelson Podcast with Aron Greenberg talking about Pachter. They actually make fun of him.
Quote: I like Pachter... for many reasons. *laugh*
I am still waiting for the Wii HD to come in 2009... That is what Pachter said. To be serious, every random guy on the internet probably made better predictions than he did.
For the Gears of War franchise, you need a big publisher with lots of money, know how and great partners. There are just a handful publishers in this industry that could do this. Microsoft, Sony, EA, Activision, Nintendo
Publishers like THQ, or whatever are not big enough.
Imagine not having GamePass on your console...