I just wish that Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo would come clean with their release dates all the time.
I can understand some games shifting because of technical issues, and testing. But, the thing we are seeing with Sony this generation is that they are announcing games multiple years before they get to a shipping state. It is not normal to preview games for many years and it is unfair to the consumer. It is essentially a desparate FUD marketing tactic to which all the console vendors have admitted to doing. Unfortunately, Sony seems to be worse than others outside of the Naughty Dogg and Insomniac studios.
@geddesmond2... Killzone 2 and GT5 were announced at multiple E3's as shipping in the holiday season of the announcement years. GoW III was announced as shipping in Spring 2009 at the 2008 Spike awards. So there were at least date ranges given. To be fair, Microsoft did the same with Alan Wake and Too Human. And Nintendo has often delayed some of the Wii Mario games by only a few months though.
@cloud1161... That's why technology people are paid big bucks to come up with games. They are supposed to have enough knowledge to make accurate estimates. I have been in technology for almost 20 years now. I would get my ass fired if I announced in June that something was ready for the holidays and then delayed it another year. I really think that this is a marketing ploy by Sony. They place constant fear, uncertainity, and doubt in consumers minds that the next Sony game will be above all. Thereby freezing consumers into believing they should wait rather than buying a 360 or Wii.
