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Why are we going to have another end of year glut?
Ali D | 2:55 AM on 06.14.2009 10 comments


So now that E3 is all done and dusted (and my only prediction was proven completely wrong), we can start looking forwards to some actual games coming out. Prototype, inFamouse and Punch Out have just hit, but apart from Batman: Arkham Asylum, the next few months looks pretty bare, which is fairly usual for the Summer months. But then once we get into October and November, the floodgates open again: Borderlands, Assassin's Creed 2, Left 4 Dead 2, Splinter Cell: Conviction, Bioshock 2, Modern Warfare 2, Ghostbusters, DJ Hero..... it's another packed Autumn/Winter where I'm not going to be able to afford the games I want. I mean I want to get them, but rushing them out at the end of the year never makes sense to me. Look at Prototype: it was meant to be coming out at the end of last year, but a delay for some final polish and you've got the game coming out now with pretty much nothing competing with it (ok, apart from inFamous....).



I thought the industry would learn some lessons about what games come out at this time of year. But looking at the schedule, it's only some games that have something to worry about. Last year, EA admitted that it was a mistake to launch new IPs at the end of the year when they were competing with existing franchises. Mirror's Edge and Dead Space supposedly suffered for this (but not enough to sell millions of copies and earn sequels), so why does the industry still make the move of launching new games over the "Christmas period"? I mean, we're all going to get Modern Warfare 2 right, so why not hold it off to maybe February or March 2010? Why not hold Brutal Legend or Ghostbusters off until the new year and give them a chance to be taken up by gamers who are maybe looking beyond more of their favourite games. I'm all for the sequels of the big games of 2007 and 2008 (shit, I'm willing to give Assassin's Creed 2 a chance)



A while back ago, Y0j1mb0 wrote about the "The Brotherhood of No", the ones who find all manner of reasons to not buy games. I'm going to sound like one of them when I say, I'm not going to get all the games I want in the end of year rush. Why? I just can't afford them. I will buy games, don't get me wrong, but what's going to happen is that I'm going to probably have to trade in all the games I've got, just to get the new ones I want. And even then I won't have enough cash. Last year, I had the benefit of a housemate who gave me and my wife rent money of $100 a week in cash, which we split. So for the months leading up to that crazy two weeks when we had Far Cry 2, Fallout 3, Dead Space and Fable 2 all released at the same time, I was able to save up some cash a while in advance, use some money off vouchers and pre-order games if they came with a discount. This year it's going to be tight: said housemate has moved on, and despite the fact I've had two pay increases at work (in this financial climate? Lucky me), disposable income isn't readily available. Apart from my Aussie government stimulus cash which my wife has safely nestled away from me (she knows I'd blow it all on music anyway).



I'm just hoping I can save up enough cash. I hope I can finish the games I've got before October comes around (I want to complete all Left 4 Dead campaigns on expert before November comes around. 3 to go.)



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Subenu's Destructoid Blog
It's the same as every year. You're lucky, you can buy several games. For me, it has to be one of them, due to financial reasons.
grafkhun's Destructoid Blog
Don't forget Oboro Muramasa in september.
Kris S's Destructoid Blog
Know exactly what you mean, though to be fair, it's always a battle with my wallet and the missus when it comes to me buying games.
I seem to remember this happening for the last few years at least. You just get caught up from the year before and they start it again. It's at the point now where I'm not catching up at all anymore.
Kohlstream's Destructoid Blog
The Tales of Monkey Island starts on 7th July and the Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition is out soon after that id imagine. I think Call of Juarez bound in blood and Fuel are out next month ish so there are some interesting games, for me at least.

Also you dont have to get all the games at once! I use months with little to no releases to pick up games from last xmas that i missed/couldnt afford at the time.
Victor Stillwater's Destructoid Blog
The one thing I'm waiting for is the Boxed version of the Fallout 3 Game of the Year edition for the PC. :D
Ali D's Destructoid Blog
Yeah, I want to see a boxed version of all the DLC so I can play again.
Dan CiTi's Destructoid Blog
Fuck dood.
MrSadistic's Destructoid Blog
stupid game-release rape
Company's Destructoid Blog
It's not great for anyone when there's this rush to release all these games in a certain period of time (not good for developers, publishers, consumers, etc).

But we have to remember, it's not like the games go stale, or disappear when they've been left on the shelves a couple months.

Buy a few games when the come out if you can. Then wait until you have nothing to play to pick up the others. There's no shame in waiting.
Puppy Licks's Destructoid Blog
God damn, when Destructoid gets released it's gonna cost me so much money. I've had that motherfucker on preorder for years, YEARS!


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