Are Games Announced and Hyped Way Too Early Nowadays?

[Jlaff]

Yeah the hype does get started a little early on a lot of games I agree. Then you're left wishing your life away waiting for the months to pass so you can get your hands on that big name title. And when was the last time you ever saw a big name game hit it's release date? Or at least hit the date and not be full of bugs. It's sort of a catch 22 for me, I'm mad when they can't hit release dates and I'm angry when they do the whole "when it's finished" thing. At least I'm not that excited about Duke Nukem Forever, feel sorry for those poor bastards.

 

Another thing these developers need to worry about is having the hype not last the development cycle. They need to strike when the iron is hot. I remember waiting so patiently for Shadowbane an online rpg to be released. At one point it was voted the #1 most anticipated game in PC Gamer. They kept pushing the release date back every few months and by the time it finally came out, I, like many others didn't even bother to pick it up. A few months down the road I did make the impulse purchase but got home, and found out the pc I had bought a year and a half ago that was supposed to play this thing at it's highest graphical setting couldn't even handle 3 people on the screen. To think I had bought that PC with Shadowbane in mind. Just look at how that game did for sales after being so hugely hyped. The mean side in me loves seeing games that are over hyped way too early fail because they missed their window.

 

Reminds me of the new Camaro too, how long ago was that thing first shown? 6-7 years ago? Chevy built up all the new muscle car hype and now Dodge is going to steal their thunder with the new Challenger. Spring 2009 as a 2010 model? Come on GM, Transformers was released on HD DVD for **** sakes.