Is it bad to have long dev cycles?

[Mummelmann]

ishiki said:

Mummelmann said:

It all depends on the end product. In GT5's case, it was worth the wait (for me) but in FFXIII's case it wasn't. I'm anxious to see how Diablo III and Half-Life 2: Episode 3 will fare after an amazingly long development cycle.

it better be half-life 3... it's been so long, not a little episode >_> imo

Yeah, I wouldn't mind that but Valve has been so busy making Left 4 Dead and developing Steam and dev tools for others lately. They're kind of like Blizzard, they seem to forego the franchises that made their name in the first place (Diablo and Half-Life) in order to develop other things, which is understandable since these recent ventures (Steam success, L4D and World of Warcraft) are what has made them rich. Its sad for some of the fans though, I feel like I waited long enough for Starcraft II, that's for sure!

Half-Life 3 can not come soon enough! I take comfort in the fact that, unlike other shooters of this gen, it will be mind-blowing!