CoD, Activision, and Destiny (Gaming)

by RC , UK, Sunday, December 01, 2013, 13:34 (4013 days ago) @ Schooly D

1. If Destiny has a stellar launch and CoD: Ghosts continues to underperform (current figures are not looking good), could we see a switch such that Destiny gets the coveted Fall release slot and CoD shifts to Spring?

Wasn't Destiny originally scheduled for the end of this year? I.e. Fall?

If the expansion is substantial enough to affect the next game's release, how concerning is that given it's eating into an already brief, CoD-ish 2-year cycle?

The cycle matters less than the manpower you have. Bungie has never had more manpower on their team.

Related Q2: does releasing Destiny onto not just different platforms, but different generations, sound like something Bungie would want to do? Or does it sound like something ordered at the behest of a publisher? As above, how does this constraint affect "full creative control?"

Yes, it is something they would want to do. There are still only a couple of million PS4s and Xbox Ones out there. That isn't going to change much in a few months. It makes every sense in the world to release it on at least Xbox 360 (where their previous Halo fan base are) and the size of the Playstation 3 install base makes it an attractive release platform as well.

The more platforms you can get your game on, the larger your potential market. Obviously you can't overstretch yourself with developing the engine and there are certain constraints on the mechanics or other goals you're interested in.