Yeah announcing a game years ahead of time is a terrible strategy, it just makes people mad and if the game doesn't live up to the years of building hype then it becomes a huge fail. A couple people on here said they like long waiting periods because they like to plan ahead...uhhh do you seriously need a 2 or 3 years to plan to save $60 for a game?? lol
I think for most games announcing 6 months ahead of time is perfect. For major franchises a teaser trailer 9-12 months out, followed by a real trailer and game details at 6 months out to start that 6 month hype phase seems about right. Games should never be announced more than a year out.







