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Mass Effect Delayed to September 40

Posted by Zonk from the universe-is-cruel-and-uncaring dept.
Computer and Videogames reports that Bioware has moved Mass Effect's release to September, from the previous launch window of June/July. "The news comes from an official Microsoft event this morning, though no more details have been offered. The September release puts Mass Effect in head-to-head competition with fellow first-party RPG Blue Dragon, which is also released that month. This might seem silly to you budding industry analysts, but it's probably just as beneficial for Microsoft to avoid the infamous Summer drought." As much as I was looking forward to taking on the machines sooner rather than later, I guess if they want it to be 'good' ...
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Mass Effect Delayed to September

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  • I can wait, as I want to buy a 360 at the last moment. I want this game, but not right now :) Hopefully it'll be *around* the time of the release of Bioshock, another game I am looking forward to.

    • Re: (Score:3, Insightful)

      by twistedsymphony ( 956982 )
      I don't understand how similar games being released all at once is good for anyone?

      One will undoubtedly outsell another causing otherwise good games to get overlooked, next time that company wants to make a new awesome game they'll have a hard time getting funding because their last game didn't sell so hot in the shadow of the slightly more popular competitor.

      Even fans of the genre would benefit from having them spread out because it gives them time to complete one title before the release of the next

  • Summer Drought (Score:2, Interesting)

    by jimbobborg ( 128330 )
    It would seem to me that there should be more sales around the beginning of Summer, when the kiddies are set loose from school. Also, most of the younger set would get money from jobs (mowing lawns, odd jobs) to pay for new games. I know there is a big holiday rush, but come on, Summer should be great, too.

    • Re: (Score:2, Insightful)

      by drinkypoo ( 153816 )

      Also, most of the younger set would get money from jobs (mowing lawns, odd jobs)

      dude, how old are you? Even if kids wanted to work these days, their parents wouldn't let them go mow strange people's lawns.

      Kids these days tend to get absurd allowances, even as much as $50/mo for non-wealthy families! I shit you not. That's where the game money comes from.

      • Re:Summer Drought (Score:4, Insightful)

        by fistfullast33l ( 819270 ) on Monday April 23, 2007 @11:49AM (#18841991) Homepage Journal
        That's why I advocate the elimination of minimum wage and the revocation of all child labor laws! Screw summer camp, send them to the coal mines to become productive members of society!
      • I'm old enough to remember either myself or one of the neighbor's kids doing this when I was a teenager. In my current neighborhood, a lot of the kids could do this, and during the winter, they could shovel walkways. But the lazy buggers next door wouldn't even do their own walkway, so go figure.
        • Sure, my half brothers used to have a lawn mower and they'd run around and mow lawns, but they're ten years older than I am and even by the time I was a kid it was very much the fear-of-pedophiliacs-think-of-the-children culture already. And I grew up mostly in Aptos, CA, which at the time especially (but even today) was a refuge for rich whiteys. (How I ended up there is confusing to me, too.)

      • Re: (Score:2)

        by ivan256 ( 17499 )
        The kids in my neighborhood all hand out fliers for lawn mowing services.

        Perhaps you're one of those city folk?
        • Where I'm at anybody in a "neighborhood" counts as city folk. It's 3 miles from my house to the nearest neighbor, and that's the way I like it. Luckily I still get DSL due to a fairly close switching station.

          On topic: I'm interested in Mass Effect, but willing to wait. Bioware's latest games have just been excellent. Even Jade Empire, which I put off playing for so long because I thought it would suck, was great. I'm hoping for at least one price reduction in the Xbox before release of this title :).

  • /shrug (Score:3, Interesting)

    by DragonPup ( 302885 ) on Monday April 23, 2007 @11:40AM (#18841861)
    This is BioWare, so I can only assume if they pushed it back, they have a good reason. They don't rush games out of the door(Hey, KOTOR2 wasn't made by them!), so I guess I'll just wait a little longer.

  • I still haven't finished Twilight Princess and haven't even started Shivering Isles (Oblivion)... agh and then there's God of War 2 which I still need to grab. With Forza Motorsport for my 360 just around the corner, there's just no shortage of stuff to play so I'm glad I don't need to add to my "backlog." I haven't even unwrapped KOTOR 2 yet!

    If all you have is a 360, Forza Motorsport 2 should be good enough to last until... Unreal Tournament 3 I suppose. Is that the next "big title" now that Mass Effect

    • Re: (Score:2)

      by jchenx ( 267053 )

      I haven't even unwrapped KOTOR 2 yet!

      I suggest playing KOTOR 2 with "reduced expectations". The sequel wasn't actually developed by Bioware, but by Obsidian Entertainment. You can read more about it at the KOTOR 2 [wikipedia.org] wiki page.

      Personally, I never got around to finishing the sequel, as I just found it rather bland compared to the first game. It also got a lot of criticism for being buggy and essentially unfinished.

      As always, your mileage may vary of course.

  • to be inside this summer away from the dangerous sun!
  • Right? I'm surprised MS would want to release anything in September if the juggernaut that is Halo 3 will be dropping then.

    • Re: (Score:1)

      by Mobkey ( 1086895 )
      Why would a Halo release in September? Halo 1 = Nov 11, Halo 2 = Nov 9, Halo 3 = Nov 13? I was really looking forward to some Mass Effect this summer though. One of the major reasons I bought my 360.
      • Release date is 9/15, if memory serves. The reason? They can release it in September, sell a shitload, and then still sell a shitload more in November.
  • Whenever I hear a studio with a good reputation is delaying a video game it reminds me of a saying from a very wise individual:

    "A delayed game is eventually good; a bad game is forever."

    To those unfortunate individuals who have already reserved the game awaiting its release, I can sympathize with you. After all, this quote comes from Shigeru Miyamoto, the man who delayed Zelda 64's release for two years, ultimately becoming one of the best games of all time!

    So take heed, the game's probably just getting

    • Re: (Score:3, Insightful)

      by ivan256 ( 17499 )

      To those unfortunate individuals who have already reserved the game awaiting its release, I can sympathize with you.


      More like: To all those impatient individuals who have already reserved the game, maybe that will teach you not to do that anymore. The good games are always available on or near release day, and all you're doing by reserving early is relieving yourself of access to that $5-$60 for some unspecified period of time.

      • More like: To all those impatient individuals who have already reserved the game, maybe that will teach you not to do that anymore. The good games are always available on or near release day, and all you're doing by reserving early is relieving yourself of access to that $5-$60 for some unspecified period of time.


        That kind of thinking doesn't get you a Nintendo Wii.

        • Re: (Score:2)

          by ivan256 ( 17499 )
          There are always special circumstances... I don't think the Wii is one, as the lines for the pre-orders were just as bad as the lines for the consoles, but some (few) things are worth pre-ordering.

          A big-budget "planned hit" game isn't one of them. The big name stores (Target, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, etc...) always stock enough. The ones you have to worry about are the cult hit imports that they expect to flop...
    • So that would make Duke Nukem Forever the most awesome game ever!

    • Re: (Score:2)

      by DeeDob ( 966086 )
      "A delayed game is eventually good; a bad game is forever."

      I can prove that this quote is NOT true with one word:

      "Daikatana"

      The game was delayed for more than 2 years and we got a really bad one. The game was so delayed, the technological foundation on which it was based was outdated when it was finally released.

  • Someone is getting a Nobel in Physics (Score:1, Funny)

    by Anonymous Coward
    Supression of the Higgs field for 5 months must take an enormous amount of energy. I hear the DNF team will be supressing the weak nuclear force until Christmas.

  • This may not be a reliable source... (Score:4, Informative)

    by EveryNickIsTaken ( 1054794 ) on Monday April 23, 2007 @12:46PM (#18842711)
    See IGN's Take [ign.com] on the matter.
  • How can a game with no announced release date be delayed?

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