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Board 8 > How long in advance of release do you prefer games to be announced?

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Mac Arrowny
09/09/20 11:34:54 PM
#1:


Which option is better?


Curious which strategy people are more into, considering how Nintendo's been doing things this year.
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xp1337
09/09/20 11:38:19 PM
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man out of those two choices 2 months for sure

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09/09/20 11:39:48 PM
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Team Rocket Elite
09/09/20 11:42:01 PM
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I feel like "releases today" typically gets the most positive reaction.
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RikkuAlmighty
09/09/20 11:46:46 PM
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day of
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Haste_2
09/10/20 12:06:59 AM
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the day after

"whoops, we forgot to tell you we released ___ yesterday"

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ninkendo
09/10/20 12:08:03 AM
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4 years so I can plan out a proper SHYPE cycle

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LOLIAmAnAlt
09/10/20 12:24:18 AM
#8:


I like surprise releases.

Which i am firmly set to believe is Half Life 3's strategy to just appear on steam one day. Not even have a headline or anything. Its just there in the newly released column and push away by new games within the hour.

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BetrayedTangy
09/10/20 12:33:13 AM
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The sooner the better. That way I don't spend a ton of time looking for any details about the game.

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pjbasis
09/10/20 12:38:01 AM
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I like hype personally.

But most games probably don't deserve it. That said 4 years is excessive for any game.

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Ngamer64
09/10/20 1:03:56 AM
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I'd say the 3 to 6 month range is ideal.


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azuarc
09/10/20 2:12:23 AM
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No need to tell me ahead of time, since I will almost never purchase something upon release. If it's not at least 50% off on Steam, no deal.

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demonfang178
09/10/20 4:18:22 AM
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2 days. At least then I'll know it's more than an idea with a trailer. Yeah, Cuphead DLC. I am lookin' at you.
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Steiner
09/10/20 4:20:22 AM
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announce it and release it that day, i do not care for hype or trailers. don't even talk to me about games that aren't coming out for a year

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Steiner
09/10/20 4:21:02 AM
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azuarc posted...
No need to tell me ahead of time, since I will almost never purchase something upon release. If it's not at least 50% off on Steam, no deal.

also this too

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MrGreenonion
09/10/20 4:23:31 AM
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I prefer to be able to order a pizza when a game is announced and be able to play it before the pizza gets here.

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UF8
09/10/20 4:51:21 AM
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6-11 months

any less and they risk limiting the title's reach, any more and the production's probably strugging (or they just announced it way too early)
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GildedFool
09/10/20 5:25:57 AM
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I literally don't care.

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Lightning Strikes
09/10/20 5:48:55 AM
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For small games, announce and release it right away, "...And it's out... Right now!" is always a good way to build hype, though it doesn't really work for bigger games as they depend on pre-orders.

For bigger games, two months to a year. Don't go over 18 months. It's nice to know what's coming out to make plans and so on, but multi-year hype cycles are both annoying for people who are excited for a game, and can actually lead people to make purchases in error - more people than you might think bought a PS3 because of The Last Guardian.

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TheCodeisBosco
09/10/20 9:25:32 AM
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4 years is a bit excessive, but personally, I like knowing about games as far-out as possible. It's neat to see them evolve from early trailers to the final product, hype cycles are fun with bigger releases, and it's just nice to have an idea of what's in the pipeline.

I would take anything over Nintendo's "Johnny Tightlips" approach from this year.

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