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Shiken said: It would suck not having the day and date release, but I feel like a delay into that particular window would have no negative impact on sales. It might even help the game of it reviews well on PS4/X1, as Jan and Feb there will be a lot less to compete with. |
There is no way that releasing after Christmas and after release on other platforms helps sales. It definitely will have a negative impact.
The reason everyone releases in the fall is to have hype around their game during the holiday shopping season. A January or February release loses all of that. Releasing after the other systems means many people that would have purchased on Switch will buy it elsewhere instead.
I have not decided what system I'll play it on. But, if the reviews are good, and I'm not busy playing something else at the time, I'll almost certainly buy it in the release window. If the Switch version isn't available at that time, that means I'll be playing on Xbone or PS4. So, that's one potential Switch sale lost. There are lots of other people in the same situation as me.
