Halo 4 Annoucement Immeninet

[Darth Tigris]

Seece said:

IF they're working on an HD remake as well, then this could be a 4 year dev time for Halo 4, meaning it'd release late 2014, year after the new xbox launch??

Whatever happens, I can't see them launching Halo 4 the same time as the new Xbox, and I can't see Xbox 720 launching any later than 2013 xmas, and I can't see a mainline Halo title having less than 3 years dev time. You do the math.

Why do you feel that way?

Personally I think it would make sense to release a potentially AAA game with a large and loyal userbase when a console launches to increase demand and demonstrate the value of a new console purchase.  Remember when Nintendo used to do that with a Mario game?  And it turned out quite well for MS when the Xbox launched with Combat Evolved as well.