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[Andrew.]

Sucks but I'll deal.

Alien, Evil Within, Far Cry and Mordor can satisfy me this Fall.

 

[The Last Wizard]

What? This is multiplatform.

Shhh, just let him have his little victory.

Really shows how ready devs/pubs were for the new consoles.

 

[KillerMan91]

lol

Next-gen consoles in 2013

Next-gen software in 2015

Just like last gen.

 

[RyudBoy]

Good.

 

[Gartooth]

Dammit. What a horrible first year for next-gen consoles, everything at E3 will probably be 2015 too. (Fuck any 2016 announcements)

Really is the gen of delays.

 

[Principate]

Just like last gen.

Lies! we had Gears of War etc fairly early on.

 

[Tobor]

Yes, I suppose. At this moment, I am too deflated with yet another broken promise to even play my PS4.

A release date is not a promise.

I didn't say I wasn't going to play watch dogs ever again, I just don't feel like playing at this moment. WD is actually pretty great.

You're obviously taking this stuff way too seriously. Relax and enjoy the games you have.

 

[mattp]

Lies! we had Gears of War etc fairly early on.

wasnt gears about a year after the 360 launched?

 

[Chamber]

Shhh, just let him have his little victory.

Really shows how ready devs/pubs were for the new consoles.

It's disappointing given how developers and publishers were screaming for new hardware. Apparently, Ubisoft were the only ones actually ready for the transition.

 

[Principate]

A release date is not a promise.



You're obviously taking this stuff way too seriously. Relax and enjoy the games you have.

Indeed it shows a incompetency in project management.

 

[shinra-bansho]

Probably because we just game off of a 8 year console generation and they're sick of last gen games even if they're up ported.

Wanting vs. expecting...

People can want a lot of current-gen only titles, but expecting it probably isn't warranted. At least from the crop releasing this year and probably into next year. Because things releasing this year were likely set in motion more than a year ago, and the PS4 and XBO have been adopted at a surprisingly fast pace, while last gen software is falling faster than anticipated.

Transition will probably move faster now going forward, given the rapid installed base growth and strong tie ratios from the new systems.

 

[Hasney]

why do people do this? maybe look up some more videos and see if you REALLY want to buy the game?

I'm in the same place, but videos won't cut it. Fortunately, the beta should help.

 

[antitrop]

You want games this year?

NO GAMES FOR YOU

 

[Bishop89]

wasnt gears about a year after the 360 launched?

yes it was.

 

[Zen_Arcade]

Just like last gen.

Not even close.

 

[Principate]

wasnt gears about a year after the 360 launched?

We're a year after PS4/XB1 in fall released your point? We're talking about this years line up and Gears was most definitely a major next gen game released by the next Christmas.

 

[Zok310]

I swear if Destiny gets delayed.......

 

[velociraptor]

You want games this year?

NO GAMES FOR YOU

Far Cry 4
Call Of Duty Advanced Warfare
AC Unity
Driveclub
Destiny
Middle Earth: Shadow Of Mordor
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Forza Horizon 2
TLOU Remastered
The Evil Within

Seems plenty to me.

It is getting ridiculous though. 2014. Year of the delay.

 

[Confused Cheeseburger]

Maybe it's just my PC gamer frustration talking, cause we sat on very powerful HW for some years now, but i really want to move on, and stop catering to 512mb RAM and whatnot.
Sure they run better, but when you build a game from the ground-up, knowing you'll have to retrofit it to 8 years old machines, it will influence your design.

So yeah, it matters to me, how many titles are cross platform and how long this practice keeps going.

Thankfully the attach rate of current gen consoles (minus WiiU, but it doesn't really factor in my argument in the first place) seems pretty good, so hopefully we can move on.

^That's what I'm sortof getting at as well.

 

[Kandinsky]

Well then, it looks like the wiiU might have the best releases of 2014 after all. Who would have guessed that?

People that are not console warriors.

 

[Zen_Arcade]

We're a year after PS4/XB1 in fall released your point?

That there is a lot less coming out a year after One/PS4 released then there was a year after the 360/PS3 launched. It's pretty obvious what he was saying.

 

[Confused Cheeseburger]

A release date is not a promise.



You're obviously taking this stuff way too seriously. Relax and enjoy the games you have.

I am allowed to be disappointed. I will do so.

 

[Loxley]

Not surprised at all. WB also has Shadow of Mordor releasing in the same window. They likely didn't want to risk the two trampling on each other's toes, and considering they're both open-world 3rd person action games - that was definitely possible.

 

[Qassim]

Doesn't matter - nothing else has a chance with Civilization: Beyond Earth this year.

Now, if THAT gets delayed - I'm jumping out of the nearest window.

 

[Principate]

That there is a lot less coming out a year after One/PS4 released then there was a year after the 360/PS3 launched. It's pretty obvious what he was saying.

That was my argument.... thought he was retorting.. oh well.

 

[Benzychenz]

Just like last gen.

I was gonna say that you're wrong, but I had a look and the first third party game I have on PS3 is DMC4, released early 2008.

 

[The Last Wizard]

It's disappointing given how developers and publishers were screaming for new hardware. Apparently, Ubisoft were the only ones actually ready for the transition.

Not to mention the 1-2 year period where nothing really came out besides the usual annual franchises.

 

[Kichigo92]

This just highlights the fundamental issue with such game reveals. Unless your game is guaranteed to be out within 8 months of the reveal, don't fucking reveal it. Now obviously there can be development issues, but these publishers reveal their games not giving a shit how long they'll make us wait. Just makes there be an air of scepticism with every release window posted.

 

[Malcolm9]

I'm happy with the delay as I've still get plenty of games to play and Rocksteady will have the time to make Batman AK a top quality title.

This is also where buying a Wii U a few months back was a great move.

 

[Figboy79]

I expected this.

October was packed with games, and I'm only budgeting for one or two games a month, so many games originally releasing in October weren't going to be bought until much later anyway. My wallet is grateful for this news.

 

[Confused Cheeseburger]

I was gonna say that you're wrong, but I had a look and the first third party game I have on PS3 is DMC4, released early 2008.

But next-gen games in general, 2007 had a lot of them.

 

[anexanhume]

Wow, October just got a lot more comfy for Shadows of Mordor, Assassin's Creed and Dragon Age. Now 2015 is getting crowded with The Order, Witcher 3 and Batman. At least it won't be a dull Spring.

 

[zackmorris]

2015 is fine by me. I guess the people that wasted their money on a PS4/XB are boned, though. I wonder how much stuff actually slated for 2015 will slip into 2016, and which titles delayed for "early 2015" will have to be inevitably delayed until later in the year to avoid a crowd.

How is it a waste of money? It's not like you won't need to buy a PS4 next year to play these games and they aren't dropping the price any time soon. Only difference is my PS4 sits in my room and gets moderate use vs sitting in a warehouse not getting any use .

 

[Akiller]

Some men just want to watch the games delay.

 

[The Lamonster]

Good. This has got to be THE Batman game.

 

[Principate]

How is it a waste of money? It's not like you won't need to buy a PS4 next year to play these games and they aren't dropping the price any time soon. Only difference is my PS4 sits in my room and gets moderate use vs sitting in a warehouse not getting any use .

Probably thinking about price depreciation, opportunity costs and better deals down the road.

 

[Raziel]

But next-gen games in general, 2007 had a lot of them.

360 launched in 2005.

 

[Leotarius]

So the only game to look forward this year is destiny

For me its going to be Destiny on PS4 and Halo 2 Anni on X1.

I might get Advanced Warfare out of curiosity.

 

[Tobor]

That there is a lot less coming out a year after One/PS4 released then there was a year after the 360/PS3 launched. It's pretty obvious what he was saying.

That's not going to get better. There will be fewer AAA retail releases every year compared to last gen. The market has changed.

 

[TheSpaceBetween]

So the only game to look forward this year is destiny

C'mon. There are still plenty of potentially great games coming this year.

On topic, I'm kind of surprised, seeing as they'll have had three years of development. I guess it's been difficult for devs to get a handle on the new hardware. I wonder what else will see delay...

 

[Agent Gibbs]

At this rate nintendo will the only people releasing anything in 2014!

Spoiler

And nothing in 2015

As a long time nintendo fan i died a little inside realising that

 

[Gabotron ES]

So true next gen starts at 2015?

 

[The Strokes]

Batman Arkham Collection releasing this year. Calling it.

 

[Killing_Joke]

Fuck fuck FUCK. This holiday sucks.

 

[zackmorris]

People that are not console warriors.

I would say its more people who only care about Wii U exclusives and not major third party titles.

 

[meanspartan]

It'll sell two million first week whenever it ships. All will be well from a financial standpoint.

Hopefully locked frame rates and all that good stuff happens, between now and then.

Of course, but they very recently announced this. Why even say 2014?

 

[Principate]

That's not going to get better. There will be fewer AAA retail releases every year compared to last gen. The market has changed.

Sadly this is true. What's is worse is that a higher proportion will be yearly titles. Which is just lovely.

 

[zoukka]

Don't you have like one or two Batman games a year already?

 

[SykoTech]

Everything is 2015 now

Sums up my thoughts upon reading the title.

Guess I'll just stick with my PS3 for the rest of the year. Might get a Wii U, assuming Smash doesn't get delayed (and has positive word of mouth from the community).

Next year should be amazing though....unless everything becomes 2016.

 

[gazele]

wasnt gears about a year after the 360 launched?

Came out November 2006, one year after the 360 launched...or the equivalent of fall 2014