Not only will they boost sales due to the piracy thing - they also manage to put hype in turbo-gear with this: "It's so amazing, we actually want to delay it so that it can be even more amazing."
I mean, that does sound like it will be pretty amazing.
Anyway, I don't blame businesses for being businesses - how could I. If this was about artists, I might have lamented their focus, but this isn't the case so I don't see the problem.
This move seems very clever to me, and as such there's no denying they're damn good at what they do. I'll enjoy the salivating reviews and the mass market going all "Dark Knight" over it. I only hope some developer doesn't have to die to take it all to the next level.
I wonder when the big boys of gaming and Hollywood will merge. Imagine the kind of interactive blockbusters we'd get to see. I suppose with billions instead of millions of dollars - they could finally eliminate any inkling of quality writing left (games and blockbusters sort of share the same quality already) and just release interactive entertainment with the most AMAZING explosions you've ever seen, only now you get to PLAY them as well as watch them.
Maybe a handful would question why the writing is so poor, but they'll have the perfect answer: "Our product is so incredibly expensive and these explosions cost billions of dollars - we just can't risk scaring anyone away with confusing or mildly interesting plots." That's fair, right? I mean - they spent all that money and of course they need it all back and a whole lot more. Nothing wrong with that.
A brighter future wouldn't be in sight if we stared directly into the sun - and yet the latter seems preferable to me.
Then again, I always was a bit weird.
Good morning