Is it Ok to announce a game that is still many years away from release?

[Shatts]

I think it depends.

1. Depends on the publisher and devs behind the project
-Indie devs showing their game to get funds or something is fine

2. Depends if the company has other games or not, especially the Big 3 as they are platform owners.
-Zelda announcing early was fine, because Nintendo had other hype games releasing. Not fine, if they didn't. It's also fine if any of the Big 3 has to announce games early at the beginning of their new gen to hype up the platform and give fans things to expect.

3. Depends whether they are going to have to delay or not
-It's fine if they say they are aiming for a specific year like Zelda or Silksong (kinda), but not if they give us a specific date early and somehow have to delay it like Starfield. Games like Metroid Prime 4 is a special case, I think announcing that they had to restart production is better than no announcement. Metroid Prime 4 was surprisingly charming because it's something we don't see often, companies being honest and sincere. However, if that becomes a frequent thing, then I would not be okay.