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[Rogue_Ledr]

So pretty much this year is going to be an absolute joke game-wise?

 

[Espi]

If the game is not ready it's not ready what do you want them to do? Sprinkle some magic dust on it? This clearly isn't ideal for WB as the game would have feasted in October but things happen. Would you rather have a rushed, buggy or bad game? In retrospect would you have preferred if, say, Battlefoeld 4 had been delayed 4 or 5 months to have it working better at launch? I mean is that what we all bitch and complain about? Isn't that what we want? These things happen. Why do you guys always have to find a bad guy in every situation?

Not my fault. They should stop being lazy and work 24 hours a day.

/s

So pretty much this year is going to be an absolute joke game-wise?

Destiny, Civilization: Beyond Earth, Sunset Overdrive, Alien: Isolation, etc.

There's still good games coming. Not sure if some of you know this but E3 takes place in 6 days as well.

 

[zackmorris]

You can already get deals on it for $340 with various types of discounts. That's my point the longer it is on the market the easier it is find deals. The RRP might not change but competition generally makes this true. Plus lets say he wanted to buy a bigger tv. He could have had that TV now and bought the PS4 later rather than having the ps4 now without the games he wanted to play.

Yes I graduated high school I fully understand opportunity cost. But that doesn't apply for the majority of Ps4 owners who have already bought and enjoyed games on it. Do we want more games, yeah of course why not? But saying people wasted their money by buying a console early, to me isn't very accurate.

 

[ChocolateCupcakes]

Gonna have to delay buying a PS4 again.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Never thought I'd say this, but thank God for the Wii U. Between X, Bayonetta 2, and Smash Bros, it looks more and more like that's the main thing I'm playing this year. Not to mention Tropical Freeze and my current addiction Mario Kart 8.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

Anyone else notice that at the end of the new trailer it says that the Harley Quinn DLC is "not available on all platforms"??

 

[Philippo]

HOLY DELAY, BATMAN!

Spoiler

Can't believe nobody said that yet.

 

[BFIB]

Noooooo!!!!!

Really the only big release I was looking forward to in the fall. Maybe a Wii U purchase is in my future to catch up on the Mario games and replay WW.

 

[SparkTR]

So pretty much this year is going to be an absolute joke game-wise?

There's still plenty of stuff, and a year with a new Civ game is never a joke.

 

[Kinyou]

This would probably have been my goty. Though at the same time it might not be so bad, autumn is already pretty loaded and now I can give something like shadows of mordor a chance

 

[Sid]

Honestly think this gen will have the biggest decline in sales ever if the current trends are anything to go by.

 

[Tagg9]

So was Rocksteady lying when they denied that claim from a few months ago that the game was delayed?

 

[On Demand]

If the game is not ready it's not ready what do you want them to do? Sprinkle some magic dust on it? This clearly isn't ideal for WB as the game would have feasted in October but things happen. Would you rather have a rushed, buggy or bad game? In retrospect would you have preferred if, say, Battlefoeld 4 had been delayed 4 or 5 months to have it working better at launch? I mean is that what we all bitch and complain about? Isn't that what we want? These things happen. Why do you guys always have to find a bad guy in every situation?

It's been in development since they finished Arkham City. And if it wasn't ready then don't have people expecting it's coming this fall.

I was going to buy a PS4 for this!!!!

 

[Sevket-Erhat]

So pretty much this year is going to be an absolute joke game-wise?

AC Unity Game of the Year

 

[Sn4ke_911]

So was Rocksteady lying when they denied that claim from a few months ago that the game was delayed?

Source? i haven't heard anything about them repsonding to this rumor.

 

[Baron_Calamity]

Need to photoshop the dark knight's head on the girl:

 

[DWinn7]

Smh...

Some of my friends haven't made the next gen leap yet and this doesn't help my case for a sale. Most casual gamers will make the leap in 2015

 

[Chamber]

If the game is not ready it's not ready what do you want them to do? Sprinkle some magic dust on it? This clearly isn't ideal for WB as the game would have feasted in October but things happen. Would you rather have a rushed, buggy or bad game? In retrospect would you have preferred if, say, Battlefoeld 4 had been delayed 4 or 5 months to have it working better at launch? I mean is that what we all bitch and complain about? Isn't that what we want? These things happen. Why do you guys always have to find a bad guy in every situation?

This in particular sounds like a case of the publisher writing checks the developer knew they couldn't cash. Ubisoft pulled the same stunt announcing The Division as a 2014 release when Massive knew it was going to be late 2015 at the earliest. This game was announced in March for an October release and the delay rumors started a month later. It would be nice if publishers were a bit more honest with this stuff from the jump.

 

[solarus]

Shocking news.
Not.

 

[Bloodrage]

That's ok.

The Evil Within, Destiny, Driveclub, The Last of Us: Remastered, Metro: Redux, are all I'll need for the rest of the year.

If Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor and Dragon Age: Inquisition are good, I'll pick those up too. There's also Diablo 3 and AC: Unity.

This year looks packed enough.

 

[Cifer]

This is very depressing. 2014 died for me. The only way this could be fixed is by releasing FFXV in 2014.

 

[MilesTeg]

Lame. Now it's all cross gen stuff for the most part. Wanted Batman to embarrass the competition this fall.

 

[Rogue_Ledr]

AC Unity Game of the Year

It would be hilarious if that got delayed too!

 

[Schweinehund]

Waiting for inevitable destiny delay and DAI surprise delay.

This year is such a bummer.

 

[OléGunner]

Give me my Hotline Miami 2 and Velocity 2x without delay for my Vita this year and I'm golden

 

[Ninja Scooter]

It's been in development since they finished Arkham City. And if it wasn't ready then don't have people expecting it's coming this fall.

I was going to buy a PS4 for this!!!!

Then don't buy a ps4. Or wait 6 months til the game comes out and then buy one.

 

[Zen_Arcade]

What it means to me is that people need to recalibrate their expectations, as they are clearly out of whack.

I don't agree. People should keep their expectations high and voice their opinion when they are disappointed in companies. These companies exist to make things for consumers, and if the consumers aren't happy with the output of the company, they have every right to complain about it. Nothing good happens when consumers sit around and lower expectations.

If people kept quiet about shit they are disappointed with we would probably have two systems that we couldn't play used games on right now.

 

[Kazuma Kiryu]

Man, there's a lot of delays this year.

 

[Baron_Calamity]

So pretty much this year is going to be an absolute joke game-wise?

Well there are still plenty of good games out and that are coming out. Its just this isn't the coming out party for next gen consoles people were hoping for.

 

[Wizman23]

So pretty much this year is going to be an absolute joke game-wise?

There are like 10-15 AMAZING titles still slated for this Fall.

 

[Acheteedo]

So pretty much this year is going to be an absolute joke game-wise?

Depends, I feel like between Xbox One and PS4 I'll get a good set of games this year. You might have be willing to dip into some remakes/remasters. If you only had one of them then I guess it'd be quite sparse.

I'll pick up a good chunk of these:

Last of Us: Remastered
Minecraft (XBO/PS4)
Diablo III (XBO/PS4)
AC: Unity
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Driveclub
Forza Horizon 2
Evolve
Far Cry 4
Project Spark
Sunset Overdrive
The Elder Scrolls Online
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Destiny

 

[Tobor]

I don't agree. People should keep their expectations high and voice their opinion when they are disappointed in companies. These companies exist to make things for consumers, and if the consumers aren't happy with the output of the company, they have every right to complain about it.

If people kept quiet about shit they are disappointed with we would probably have two systems that we couldn't play used games on right now.

The market has spoken, that's the problem. This isn't an arbitrary change that can be reversed, like the MS DRM. The industry has evolved due to drastic changes in customer spending and habits.

We can't hashtag our way into more AAA titles per year.

 

[shinra-bansho]

I don't agree. People should keep their expectations high and voice their opinion when they are disappointed in companies. These companies exist to make things for consumers, and if the consumers aren't happy with the output of the company, they have every right to complain about it. Nothing good happens when consumers sit around and lower expectations.

If people kept quiet about shit they are disappointed with we would probably have two systems that we couldn't play used games on right now.

People voicing discontent with there being fewer releases really achieves absolutely nothing. (Particularly, when people are concurrently voice discontent about things not being 1080p60. Or not being "next gen" enough. Or having "last gen gameplay.")

There are fewer releases, because of both rising costs and rising expectations for what those releases will entail. Publishers are consolidating their resources onto fewer releases out of necessity. Complaining about it doesn't really change the underlying situation whatsoever.

 

[Karl Hawk]

So pretty much this year is going to be an absolute joke game-wise?

For me, Destiny is gonna release this year, so not for me. And no, it won't be delayed to 2015 as it was already delayed from it's Spring release no matter how many times you're gonna scream 2015 to me.

 

[phanphare]

So pretty much this year is going to be an absolute joke game-wise?

thank God for Wii U

Spoiler

/Jim Sterling voice

People voicing discontent with there being fewer releases really achieves absolutely nothing. (Particularly, when people are concurrently voice discontent about things not being 1080p60. Or not being "next gen" enough. Or having "last gen gameplay.")

There are fewer releases, because of both rising costs and rising expectations for what those releases will entail. Complaining about it doesn't really change the underlying situation whatsoever.

my problem isn't the fewer releases, it's the release window announcement > ::crickets:: > delayed announcement that keeps happening. if your game isn't coming in ___insert year___ then don't say it is. if you're not 100% sure when it's coming then maybe hold off on saying anything until you are. how many games have been delayed this gen? it's not a random occurrence anymore and it's getting fucking annoying

 

[Confused Cheeseburger]

What it means to me is that people need to recalibrate their expectations, as they are clearly out of whack.

Companies need to stop announcing games before they are ready. It's that simple. From March they should have said late 2014 to early 2015. Then, they could have moved to 2015 entirely. But no, we got a hard date. I mean their are producers and project leads for a reason, to sketch projections for a games progress. Take all the time you need, but stop drumming up with these extraneous pre-order-hype cycles it's becoming ridiculous.

 

[Voror]

Ok. Makes October a little less full for me and I've got enough going on that I'm fine with it. Though 2015 is looking to be a fantastic year.

 

[18-Volt]

Uep, that confirms it, I'll be on my Wii U,Vita and Hoenn this fall.

 

[Authority]

Man, there's a lot of delays this year.

Do we have a thread for all the delays this year so far?

 

[Raziel]

Never thought I'd say this, but thank God for the Wii U. Between X, Bayonetta 2, and Smash Bros, it looks more and more like that's the main thing I'm playing this year. Not to mention Tropical Freeze and my current addiction Mario Kart 8.

The new consoles still have more than 3 games this fall dude.

 

[TangoAlphaLima]

I find the timing of this delay to be somewhat suspicious. Rocksteady just revealed Arkham Knight a few months ago, and it's already delayed? I just get the feeling that they knew they wouldn't deliver in Fall 2014 when they first announced the game, but maybe wanted to get the word out and get preorders started. They had to know they weren't going to make a release date only 6 months or so out if they're already delaying it now. When added with the prior rumors of the delay, it just all seems fishy to me.

 

[Confused Cheeseburger]

So pretty much this year is going to be an absolute joke game-wise?

Joke? Oh I don't think so. There are still games, but some will likely fall shy of their ambitions due to so much cross gen development. Hoping Shadows of Mordor turns out well.

 

[Kazuma Kiryu]

Do we have a thread for all the delays this year so far?

We have this one.

 

[Principate]

The new consoles still have more than 3 games this fall dude.

But to the quality of Bayonetta 2? I think not!

But seriously Mario Kart is one of the highest rated next gen games, user score and otherwise it's not always about the amount.

 

[On Demand]

Then don't buy a ps4. Or wait 6 months til the game comes out and then buy one.

Oh i won't be buying a PS4 you can guarantee that shit. That doesn't mean i can't be disappointed about the game i was most looking forward to being delayed.

 

[muyricosuave]

You know what this means

Spoiler

wii u version confirmed!

 

[Zen_Arcade]

There are fewer releases, because of both rising costs and rising expectations for what those releases will entail. Publishers are consolidating their resources onto fewer releases out of necessity. Complaining about it doesn't really change the underlying situation whatsoever.

These rising costs and expectations are complete bullshit. Some of the most popular and profitable video games out right now are shit like Angry Birds and Minecraft. To sit there and say that these small companies can figure out how to make smaller, cheaper, profitable games and AAA developers can't is just bullshit.

The market has spoken, that's the problem. This isn't an arbitrary change that can be reversed, like the MS DRM. The industry has a evolved due to drastic changes in customer spending and habits.

We can't hashtag our way into more AAA titles per year.

I never said it we could. My point was that people don't have to be satisfied with the current market just because the video game industry has pushed itself into a corner. There are plenty of cheap games that don't have these high end graphics and polish that do very well for themselves.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

The new consoles still have more than 3 games this fall dude.

UbiSoft Collectathon: Island Edition 4, UbiSoft Collectathon: Yearly Franchise Installment We Swear Its Good This Time Guyz, Dragon Age: LOL WE GOT YOUR MONEY AGAIN 3, Destiny, Alien Isolation, flabby and weak-lookin' Mikami not-Resident Evil and struggle not-Left 4 Dead

get hype

 

[Authority]

We have this one.

Sweet!

 

[Bolts-n-Rays1109]

And there goes another game I was going to play on PS4 this fall. Thank goodness I have an XB1, so I can play at least some next-gen games this fall.