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ArchangelMadzz on 02 April 2015
ArchangelMadzz said:

We've known about Quantum Break for a long time now, it was revealed way back when the Xbox One was an Always Online DRM box.

Now we all knew it was going to be delayed but it really makes you wonder whether Devs/Publishers announce release windows/dates for games they know full well wont make it. 

I just don't see how you can reveal a game mid 2013 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPBrEd3Y0iM) Slated for a Holiday 2014 release, then a year later delay it to 2015 (http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/05/29/quantum-break-release-date-slips-to-2015 ) and now almost ANOTHER year later delay it to 2016 (http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-one-s-quantum-break-delayed/1100-6426350/ )

I have no problem with delays they're good, never release a broken game, but do not announce a release date that you know it's not going to make, unless you believe they're management is so poor they had no idea the game would be delayed by 5 Quarters.

Can I just reiterate this? It seems people missed it.



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solidpumar on 02 April 2015

Do you remember how long Alan Wake took to be released and how many delays it had?

It was obvious it wouldn't come this year.



Goatseye on 02 April 2015
Madword said:
Goatseye said:
Well, I think it won't.

Nothing wrong with having a different opinion, that's good :)

My issue with Fable is that it's best feature is that it's a single player game open worldish RPG. Making it into some F2P Left4Dead/Evolve game is just not whats needed. I think it's just not what the fans of fable want, and thats the problem, I dont believe that people who like fable will be interested in this game. I think the last fable game (sorry cannot remember its name) also failed because it was "lets make an on the rails game with kinect", which again no Fable Fan would ever would have asked for.

This game will sink unfortunately, and I feel sorry for the people making it, because it's obvious to me that this isnt what the franchise needed. Hope I am wrong, just dont think i am.

What the franchise needs is sales and more notoriety. Until Fable Legends comes out, we can't tell it's fate.



Roronaa_chan on 02 April 2015

*shrug*

Alan Wake

Announced in 2005

Released in 2010

Quantum Break

Announced in 2013

TBA in 2016

 

Sounds like an improvement :D

I do agree some games are announced too early though.



Madword on 03 April 2015
Goatseye said:
Madword said:
Goatseye said:
Well, I think it won't.

Nothing wrong with having a different opinion, that's good :)

My issue with Fable is that it's best feature is that it's a single player game open worldish RPG. Making it into some F2P Left4Dead/Evolve game is just not whats needed. I think it's just not what the fans of fable want, and thats the problem, I dont believe that people who like fable will be interested in this game. I think the last fable game (sorry cannot remember its name) also failed because it was "lets make an on the rails game with kinect", which again no Fable Fan would ever would have asked for.

This game will sink unfortunately, and I feel sorry for the people making it, because it's obvious to me that this isnt what the franchise needed. Hope I am wrong, just dont think i am.

What the franchise needs is sales and more notoriety. Until Fable Legends comes out, we can't tell it's fate.

We cant tell its fate, but this is a gaming website where we discuss things that havent happened yet. But I am pretty confident its going to do poorly.



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