There are like 7-8 Amazing Games Coming Out this Fall...

[Assassin Xaero]

...I don't have a big business degree or anything, but even I can tell that isn't very smart business strategy. Let's see what's coming out within weeks, maybe even days of eachother:
-Halo Reach
-CoD Black Ops
-Brink
-Fable 3
-Fallout New Vegas
-Dead Space 2
-Gears of War 3

Now I know they're all trying to get released before the Christmas season, but most people will only be getting one of these games... since they're like $65 each. And 90% of the people will either be getting Halo, CoD, or GoW. Games like Fallout and Brink won't really be affected since they're not Xbox exclusives, but games like Fable will never really be able to compete with those games.

So I'm asking, wtf?

Lets see:
-Halo Reach - Same as all the other Halos with minor improvements
-CoD Black Ops - MW2 set 45 (give or take) years earlier
-Brink 2011
-Fable 3 - Don't know or care about it.
-Fallout New Vegas - Fallout 3 set in Vegas (Awesome.)
-Dead Space 2 2011
-Gears of War 3 2011

Sounds like the typical Holiday release. Only games I'm really looking forward to are New Vegas, Shaun White Skateboarding, Amnesia and F.E.A.R. 3. Never cared for Halo much, World at War was the last CoD game I bought and it will remain that way until Activision stop being greedy, and only played the first Gears of War (only one on PC) and it was just ok, so guess that puts me in your 10%.

 

[johnman]

None of those games interest me in the slighest, and its called market competition

 

[Da Joz]

The only game from that list I will be getting is new vegas.

 

[micky]

i have already pre-ordered new Vegas and probably wont get any of the other games

 

[w-Jinksy]

only one game really appeals to me on that list thats actually coming out this autumn and thats fable 3 i only really want fable 3 and the force unleashed 2 out of the games coming out this year.

maybe new vegas.

 

[Woodsey]

-Halo Reach
-CoD Black Ops
-Fable 3
-Fallout New Vegas

That's the actual list. They release them in this window because it's Christmas, so people give them as presents too.

 

[inFAMOUSCowZ]

Dead Space, Brink, and Gears 3 arent coming out this year. And how could you forget Enslaved?

 

[Flamezdudes]

From that list i'm only getting Fable 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, Perhap's, maybe i'l get Halo: Reach.

There's of ton of games for me to get next year though... Dragon Age 2, Star Wars: TOR, Portal 2 etc.

 

[wordsmith]

Correction: There are 7-8 games that marketing has led me to think will be amazing coming out this fall.

In any case, that's a fairly disparate mix of genres. Something for everyone.

Correction of the correction: There are 7-8 games that marketing has led me to think will be amazing and are coming out this fall. . Dunno about the rest, but I know Gears of War 3 and Dead Space aren't out until next year, and Brink is "Spring 2011" still.

 

[JoshGod]

because they think they will get more sales around that time. i do like them clustered around x-mas as its when i got mo money (nov brithday as well). but then we have this summer gap with a few-no good releases. i mean this year the only game ive considered getting in summer is out a week before my holiday is over. i suppose i could always ration my games throughout the year but thats hard to do. i mean who watches a movie and doesn't eat all there snacks before 10-20 mins in. I think the last game i bought was red dead and that was released in may. actually i also got solar like a week ago.

 

[noble cookie]

Lets see.... out of that list Fable 3 is the only one I have any great desire to get immediately.

Halo: Reach I may get just because of how good the new Forge controls look.

Amen to that. ForgeWorld looks goddamn ridiculous. Can you imagine the racetracks people are going to make for that?

Deathstar racetrack FTW.

Yes, Reach looks amazing, Jorge FTW.

Hell, Halo Reach...

FTW

 

[Virtual_Dom]

Of those games Im interested in fallout new vegas, cod black ops maybe, and by the way you forgot about dead rising 2 and, oh yes, ASSASSIN'S CREED BROTHERHOOD.

 

[BlindMessiah94]

I'm failing to see any amazing games in that list.

Yeah I will not be purchasing any of those games. Also I don't buy new games though because $65 for one game sucks compared to the $40 I just spent at my local game store on let's see...8 games.

 

[noble cookie]

Wow. Just looked at a couple videos for Brink, it looks like a more FPS-ey Mirror's Edge. I like it.

I'll be Buying Fable 3, Halo: Reach, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. I have no interest in any Call of Duty games by Treyarch, really..

I agree with everything here, although add Dead Rising 2 to the list and that's me!

 

[Quid Plura]

It's not a good business strategy? There may be some issues with that from a purely economic standpoint, although I don't believe it's a real problem. But tell me, should they postpone their games? Should they wait with their release and risk being outdated? Innovation goes so fast in the games industry that companies can't wait with the release of their game.

Personally, I'm looking forward to New Vegas, Fable III, Portal II and AC:Brotherhood, although I'd probably be buying some of the other games as well.

 

[Sir Ollie]

You missed out Dead Rising 2! Shame on you sir.

But yes money is going to be tight

 

[Westaway]

Brink was delayed a while ago to spring 2011.

 

[Baldry]

All i'm interested in is New vegas, Dead rising 2, Brink,force unleashed 2 and Ass' creed brotherhood.! But I'll probably get CoD:BlOps for the zombies and easy trophies!