1 1/2 years so be decent enough to show the gamers what they developers are up to. building too much hype like for 3-4 years, the hype maybe lost... i don't get TLG if it is that fun having 2 characters and just a big environment and nothing else there...

Square Enix are the kings of revealing stuff way too early. Appearently KH3 is 'now in developement'. Uhhhh...congratz? It's not like you revealed it three years ago or anything....and do I even need to mention that setsuna project?
Lets be honest FF7 got a pretty cg trailer at least, but that thing probably isn't even really in developement yet, seeing how vague everything the games director has said about it is.

I honestly think revealing some stuff 1-1.5 years early to show your longterm support of a system is not only fine, but even neccessary. Like with all things, it's about the balance, you need enough games that will arrive in the more or less immidiate future to show that you...you know, have games, but have a couple of big exciting things that show a more longterm investment.

There needs to be a balance.

Nintendo in january 2013 is revealing yarn yoshi, SMT X FE, and xenoblade and those games are still in development, pretty much destroying hype as the graphics for those games are becoming less impressive by the day (when xenoblade was first revealed, it looked spectacular, but now that the witcher 3 and fallout 4 going by, Xenoblade no longer looks that great).

Nintendo in this recent e3 now only revealed 2 new budget games for the wii u this year and that's it. Not only did it make the whole conference look pathetic, but the future of the wii u looks dim for next year (whether it is or not remains to be seen, but I am personally convinced it won't be good).

So all in all, games should be revealed late in development if it is big or if there are other games to maintain hype for both the present and future. Games should be revealed early if there are other games to be shown in the near future, or if it has a genius concept that gets people's imagination working and maintains great hype for a console

yes, I prefer how Nintendo has been doing it lately. Generally they announce games within a year perhaps a year and a half, with only a few exceptions, offer demos and actual game play footage. There are too many trailers that eventually get downgraded or you find out it isn't in the game that I have conditioned myself not to trust what I see with my eyes.

I think it's okay because when kept in the dark for a long time, you can't build up hype and awareness

I agree. Many people nearly shat themselves when they found out that Fallout was coming out this year. And you really don't need more than a couple months to properly market a game so years of hype is while a game is only half way through development is totally unnecessary.

Personally I think it's better not to know then to know years beforehand and have to deal with delays or cancellations along the way. Honestly that is my major worry with the FF7 Remake, that we're still years away from seeing the game completed.

Only exceptions are Kickstarters (for the better really) and like kitler said, the Zeldas, Halos, or Uncharteds.

Holy shit, I forgot about that one. Cyberpunk 2017 is probably the worst one ever.

I miss the days where you knew about games 2 years before they come out. I really like following the development.

I like the long term announcements. Yes I want to know what I can play soon, but when considering a console purchase I want to know what they have planned long term.
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