ExcelBeyond

So are you talking about just taking the finished product they have right now, and just holding it back 8 months? That can't happen because in 8 months, graphics standards go up, as do gameplay standards. What may be a unique bullet point to Alpha Protocol now may not be in that time, hence the selling power of the game falls too.

OK, I don't get this move at all. A lot of people are throwing around 'competition' in these next 3 months as a reason why. WHAT COMPETITION? 3 months ago if you would have told me that I would have bought that, when Bioshock 2, Splinter Cell, Bayonetta, Red Dead Redemption, Mafia 2, Dark Void, Lost Planet 2 etc we're all slated to hit this holiday season. Now, all that's left is Uncharted 2, Forza 3, Halo ODST, Assassin's Creed 2 and Modern Warfare 2. Those are the only high profile releases coming out the rest of this year, and 3 of them are exclusives. Meanwhile, the first half of 2009 is a cluster**** of HUGE releases. God of War 3, Gran Turismo 5, Final Fantasy XIII, Splinter Cell, Mass Effect 2, Bioshock 2, Bad Company 2, Aliens VS Predator 3, Lost Planet 2 and some big budget new games like Bayonetta, Dante's Inferno, Heavy Rain, etc. Not to mention, by releasing AFTER Mass Effect 2, they are putting themselves in a very rough spot, as that is AP's direct competitor in terms of gameplay comparisons. This is just a terrible move all around.