There is a lot that E3 gets right, but there is a whole lot more E3 gets wrong. And every year developers fall back to same old habit of announcing a game 2 to 3 years before it is actually released.They announce a game then show gameplay but never a release date, and when asked in interviews when gamers can get their hands on the game they respond as a politician would respond, vaguely.
Let’s look at the game The Division that was announce back at E3 in 2013. Take note of the year 2013. My friends and I were excited for the release of the game. We wanted more once we saw gameplay for it. It goes dark after E3. Enter E3 2014, The Division makes another appearance and our response is “Looks like it is coming out this year.” Again, the game goes dark. The Division shows up again at E3 2015 and we just brush it off without a care in the world. We no longer want that game at this point. We are sick of it.
This is a bad habit game developers do. It is the equivalent being blue balled. They build up so much excitement but they never deliver, and you are left to move on to the next big thing. I’ve seen a number of games that I saw back at E3 2013 make an appearance at E3 2015 and it felt like passing by your ex-lover who still wants you. The best you can do is briefly look at it and move on because you know you will never feel the same for it like you did when you first laid eyes on it. However, there is a developer who knows how to announce a game and his name is Todd Howard.
why are gamers so whiny about dumb things
Let’s look at the game The Division that was announce back at E3 in 2013. Take note of the year 2013. My friends and I were excited for the release of the game. We wanted more once we saw gameplay for it. It goes dark after E3. Enter E3 2014, The Division makes another appearance and our response is “Looks like it is coming out this year.” Again, the game goes dark. The Division shows up again at E3 2015 and we just brush it off without a care in the world. We no longer want that game at this point. We are sick of it.
This is a bad habit game developers do. It is the equivalent being blue balled. They build up so much excitement but they never deliver, and you are left to move on to the next big thing. I’ve seen a number of games that I saw back at E3 2013 make an appearance at E3 2015 and it felt like passing by your ex-lover who still wants you. The best you can do is briefly look at it and move on because you know you will never feel the same for it like you did when you first laid eyes on it. However, there is a developer who knows how to announce a game and his name is Todd Howard.