Buying based on the future (Gaming)

by cheapLEY , Monday, March 09, 2026, 16:08 (1 hours, 31 minutes ago) @ Vortech

Because most places will only write one review on it, and they want the Cryo Archive (and the player experience of getting access to it) to be part of that review. It's also a bit of a risk, as there will not be reviews available for the first few weeks it is available, and that's when it would synergize best with the marketing campaign. It's a decision to think longer-term and it's something I am glad to see for a live-service game.

Ideally, I think anyone reviewing games who takes it seriously would do both. Here’s what the game is right now, more to come in a few weeks. I understand games reviews is basically a dying business, but that makes it even more unreasonable to wait. People care about Marathon now, now is when you’re going to get the eyeballs. Will that be true in a month?