I understand how weird this question is, considering your question is really part of the question as it’s released in 2020 for the 2020 Secret Summer Games, 2021 Secret Upcoming Games and a few other reports over the years, but I always have a bad feeling when I do it. Not only do these types of leaks spoil the fun for developers, marketing departments, and publishers who have been planning to share information in some way, but they also reduce the effectiveness of official announcements.
That hasn’t stopped so-called insiders and leakers (calling themselves or otherwise) from popping up all over the place lately. Some of them seem to be so obsessed with attention that they want to share even the tiniest details every week, whether it’s on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, or sites that cover video games. If it weren’t for the fact that many gamers are very toxic, I would have known about this. Take the recent rumors of God of War: Ragnarök getting a release date.
When Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier decided to go by revealing that God of War: Ragnarök would be launching in November, and announced that it would be announced later this month, it all It all starts with reality. This is June 10th. In the twenty days since then, the game has been trending on social media, in part as illustrated by Twitter user The Snitch, who leaked the past few weeks with some cool brain teasers After several announcements, it gained a lot of credibility and attention,seems to claimSony plans to reveal a release date today. Did this stop many people from asking and/or harassing God of War’s creative director, Cory Barlog, and many other developers at the studio? Quite the opposite. In fact, the number of messages and… rudeness has only increased over the past seven days.Barog started it as a champion, havingsome funny teases， Other presentimploring people to relax and be patientand categoricallyDenied they’ll announce today’s release date. He had to do it because he and the rest of the team had received terrible and huge amounts of information. All because of trusted journalists and “insiders”.
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That’s not even the only reason I have to ask if these reports and leaks are good. Because revealing a secret to a group of people, while many still haven’t learned to be clear about their expectations, often leads to disappointment. I think we saw this to varying degrees when the Resident Evil 4 remake and The Last of Us: Part I were revealed. If these two manage to be kept secret, the internet will explode. A look back at when Final Fantasy VII: Remake was announced at E3 2015. I got goosebumps hearing hundreds of people cheering their hearts out at the meeting, then watching the reaction video with a big smile on my face. Another example is Spider-Man in 2016. People were shocked and excited. As far as I can tell, the reaction to Resident Evil 4 and The Last of Us: Part One has been somewhat muted, and it’s not just because many people either have amazing expectations for them or think it’s a remake What’s the point of the game. I think the leak is at least partly to blame for that.
Yes, I know that most leaks and reports usually only reach a small audience, and many people are actually completely caught off guard by the official announcement, but wouldn’t it be more interesting if almost everyone could join the discussion and passion? People wonder why most games aren’t announced like movies… See what happens to expectations and social interactions when the world puts so much time and energy into these talented and passionate developers. The aforementioned Schreier deserves a lot of credit at least because his coverage usually has a deeper idea behind it than getting attention, and I like the snitch’s more cryptic message, let’s work for the food. I hope many others ask themselves why before leaking, or claim that they are self-proclaimed “insiders” who are just guessing and then share every little thing with the world. If they don’t, I’m afraid we’ll never get any more amazing revelations that will be remembered forever and instead end up with more and more aggressive gamers who think they know what’s going on their privilege.