How soon before a game release do you enjoy a reveal?

[Colif]

I don't track the progress of mobile games. It was first advertised as just being that, no mention of PC so I just ignored it. It was only at release I found they expanded the dragnet to entrap more players.

 

[Brian Boru]

who has the power in a company. I expect it's Marketing in most AAA game companies

Hmm. Just saw this from a small indie dev:

marketing seems to be the main work in game development nowadays

 

[PCG Jody]

I officially dub this the Weekend Question! If you haven't answered yet, reply by the end of the week and your answer might end up on the website.

 

[ZedClampet]

Hmm. Just saw this from a small indie dev:

That doesn't mean what you think it means. It means that indie devs, who don't even have marketing departments, are spending all their time trying to market their games in this very crowded marketplace. Quit trying to stealth me, bro

 

[Sarafan]

It actually doesn't matter that much to me. Usually I always enjoy a reveal of a game that I'm waiting for. However I don't like when a game comes out a few days after the reveal. There were a few examples of that (e.g. Fallout Shelter or Gwent: Rogue Mage). This doesn't build a proper hype and is simply less entertaining. If I'm waiting for a game, I like to watch some trailers before it's released, read about the gameplay, see screenshots, discuss all these things with friends etc. When a game is released almost instantly after the reveal, there's no room for that. Developers that release their games instantly resign from a free marketing campaign.

 

[Krud]

Depends on the depth of the reveal and how much work they've done on it already. If it's still in the concept/planning stages? Don't even tell us, because not only might it never come to pass, but its form may change drastically between the initial pitch/presentation and the release product. If you're mostly done and are polishing? A year is fine.

Just don't drop a trailer with what looks like a finished world two years in advance, or in the case of TES6, four or more years before the release.

 

[Hunking]

As Quick As I get it,

 

[Yung1]

I enjoy it as fast as the reveal can be, so I can have a better experience than everyone else

 

[Chandel120]

I appreciate game for three months

 

[Foxhood]

Genuinely case-by-case and dependant on my faith in the developers in question.

Like if the game is almost guaranteed to become a success, say: it is made by a (indie) developer that knows how to knock it out of the park. i don't mind hearing about it early and have a slow trickle of information over time. BUT when i got too much uncertainty, e.g. with a AAA published title that tends to be a hit or miss. I tend to roll my eyes at early reveals and rather have that they wait till they are closer to release so they can show more.

Automatic fail for me is if one releases only a cinematic teaser for something still years away. Looking at you bethesda and ubisoft...

 

[AsherJ]

It depends on the game release.