According to Sean Malstrom ( http://seanmalstrom.wordpress.com/2011/09/13/email-thoughts-on-investors-comments/ ), this is NOT what the investors are doing. That is just the news people deciding that's what the investors are doing. According to Sean, investors don't publicly state what they are doing, for various reasons (such as such market info is too valuable to give away for free).
A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.
Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs








