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<blockquote data-quote="Mario" data-source="post: 34743"><p>You have a very skewed view of release dates. Most ***les are released in the US first, and by the time they come out here at a later date any delays have avoided being communicated to the local public. </p><p></p><p>Your info is also wrong. Doom 3 for example was delayed for over a year beyond their initial estimates communicated in the US. Just because your local game store didn't advertise a release date until after one had been confirmed doesn't mean it wasn't delayed.</p><p></p><p>In any case, given the list of ***les you provided and 3 minutes searching the internet I found most of the franchises you had mentioned were delayed in some way. When over half of the exaples you provide are not flawless in their delivery, thats a pretty compelling argument to suggest delays are more common than you think. Type "ps2 delayed" into Google and you will come up to a truckload of games which have been, many from top tier developers and publishers. And if they are susceptible to delays, why shouldn't we be being the "crappy" developer that many here are happy to label us as.</p><p></p><p>From day one we are pressured to provide a release day, even though things are highly variable for a number of reasons. We get criticised for not providing a "date to look forward to" early in the process. We get criticised for being wrong in our early estimates. We get criticised for delaying the game to improve things to our satisfaction. We get criticised for not delaying the game long enough in order to improve things further. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.</p><p></p><p>And its not just simple to "overstimate by 3 to 6 months" as has been suggested, because that really screws up the retail side if you get the game out on time. </p><p></p><p></p><p>As for getting the money 3 months early, well, EB or whoever has your money not Sidhe or HES. If you decide to preorder thats your decision.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mario, post: 34743"] You have a very skewed view of release dates. Most ***les are released in the US first, and by the time they come out here at a later date any delays have avoided being communicated to the local public. Your info is also wrong. Doom 3 for example was delayed for over a year beyond their initial estimates communicated in the US. Just because your local game store didn't advertise a release date until after one had been confirmed doesn't mean it wasn't delayed. In any case, given the list of ***les you provided and 3 minutes searching the internet I found most of the franchises you had mentioned were delayed in some way. When over half of the exaples you provide are not flawless in their delivery, thats a pretty compelling argument to suggest delays are more common than you think. Type "ps2 delayed" into Google and you will come up to a truckload of games which have been, many from top tier developers and publishers. And if they are susceptible to delays, why shouldn't we be being the "crappy" developer that many here are happy to label us as. From day one we are pressured to provide a release day, even though things are highly variable for a number of reasons. We get criticised for not providing a "date to look forward to" early in the process. We get criticised for being wrong in our early estimates. We get criticised for delaying the game to improve things to our satisfaction. We get criticised for not delaying the game long enough in order to improve things further. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. And its not just simple to "overstimate by 3 to 6 months" as has been suggested, because that really screws up the retail side if you get the game out on time. As for getting the money 3 months early, well, EB or whoever has your money not Sidhe or HES. If you decide to preorder thats your decision. [/QUOTE]
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