Release date question

[kehlis]

Quote: Originally Posted by A_Quiet_Pro

I doubt this is going to happen... the Show (like Madden) I believe will launch close to the start of the regular season for their respective sports from now on because it's what the MLB and NFL want, not what the devs want. I think the devs release closer to the start, because it's under directive. Gotta remember, yes, it's a game, but the MLB (and in Madden's case the NFL) have ultimate say of what gets portrayed and what can happen, and when it can launch, etc....

Neither the NFL nor the MLB care when their game is released.

[A_Quiet_Pro]

Quote: Originally Posted by kehlis

Neither the NFL nor the MLB care when their game is released.

So why the change?

[kehlis]

Quote: Originally Posted by A_Quiet_Pro

So why the change?

I think it's pretty safe to assume the emergence of the ps4 had something to do with the later release both last year and this year.

[A_Quiet_Pro]

I guess this will be settled in August and next March.

[kehlis]

Quote: Originally Posted by A_Quiet_Pro

I guess this will be settled in August and next March.

Not really.

At this point do you really thing they would want to shorten their cycle again for no reason? What happens next year does not mean it's because the MLB is mandating it lol.

[HozAndMoose]

Quote: Originally Posted by A_Quiet_Pro

I guess this will be settled in August and next March.

I actually hope it stays the way it is. I like when Sports games release closer to the start of the season. Always hated NCAA coming out almost 2 months before the season started. And im glad Madden now releases on the last Tuesday of August instead of the 2nd.

I guess the one complaint i would have is OSFM wont be out until late April instead of beginning of the season.

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by kehlis

Not really. At this point do you really thing they would want to shorten their cycle again for no reason? What happens next year does not mean it's because the MLB is mandating it lol.

yeah I would be surprised if they move the release date back up to beginning of March.

[Unlucky 13]

There is apparently some thought with Madden that fringe buyers are more likely to get caught up in the excitement of the new season and buy it at the end of August if it's released then instead of the beginning. I cannot understand the logic of it or put myself in those shoes, but that is the reason I've seen given. Don't ask me to explain why they're more likely to buy a brand new game than one that's been out three weeks, but that's apparently the logic.

Perhaps the same thing is going on with The Show. I'm the complete opposite of someone who makes impulse or emotional purchases, so it seems nuts to me.