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Edited by hopla: 3/5/2013 2:25:11 PM
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Why Destiny is Not Launching in 2013

There is a lot of talk of secret conspiracies regarding the release of Destiny, shady legal ramifications, and plots to influence the world market via the use of a massive prevaricating perjury beam. Everyone wants to get their hands on Destiny as soon as possible, we all feel it in our hearts so don't lie to yourself. But please don't get your hopes up because they're likely to get crushed. I'm hoping this message gets across to you not only because the feed is getting clogged by this everyday but because I don't want you to be severely disappointed by a 2014 launch and/or attack Bungie for something that they can't be blamed for. Surprise! I like Bungie a lot. If you don't read the spoilers please don't respond belligerently to this thread. Concepts [spoiler]Maybe this can shed a little light on the matter in the midst of this the communication breakdown. Investor statements can be historical or forward-looking, only historical statements must divulge all details of company activities. Forward-looking investor statements are published to balance the various legalities surrounding their stock and their responsibility to the shareholders to make them money. This can hopefully be simply explained by making a few concepts clear: First off, publicly traded companies can be held legally accountable for tampering with the market. This basically means that a company with investors is obligated to inform those investors of what to realistically expect within the fiscal year. Such companies can be taken to court for not making good on promises or hiding major developments, the legal argument is that of some form of insider trading or stock manipulation took place. Second, these companies are expected by our quasi-darwinian laissez-faire economy model to attempt to make a profit. If Nike is shipping new Jordans this year, they would be wise to make such an announcement (however bland or revealing it may be) in order to increase the value of their shares. This in turn garners a positive image of the company in consumers' and competitors' eyes and gives them better positioning for any negotiation or business bullshit.[/spoiler] Examples [spoiler]The balancing act is comprised of avoiding legal or regulatory action while making the largest profit possible. For example: If company A releases a statement claiming to have desirable ventures in the the works that will make the company highly sought after on the stock market and the business world, yet fails to make good on those promises then there is a potential incurrence of legal ramifications with the allegations being that of stock manipulation. This would make the company's stock appear more valuable. Likewise: If company B releases a statement that excludes extremely profitable projects, then releases the knowledge of the projects unexpectedly (fully planning to complete the specified projects), there is a possibility that lawsuits could be initiated accusing company B of intentionally lowering its value so purchases of cheap stock could be later sold for profit. This is essentially insider trading.[/spoiler] Hopefully that made sense to you. No I am not a business major, fire away. tl;dr_Activision is responding to the great amount of hype over this game (way to go Seventh Column) and Bungie's silence regarding the game's specifics, by outrightly stating the game will not be released this year. In hopes of avoiding any legal action, Activision has made it clear that any amount of speculation will remain speculation and not affect the actual launch of Destiny. Furthermore it is most likely that the new consoles will not ship on the same date, therefore it would be very difficult and require a great amount of paperwork and lawyering to have Destiny as a launch title for both consoles. [url=http://investor.activision.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=740914]Again this isn't a hate thread, just trying to help out.[/url]

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  • [quote]This basically means that a company with investors is obligated to inform those investors of what to realistically expect within the fiscal year. [/quote]If you don't know what to realistically expect within the fiscal year you can defer your expenses and revenue (from that certain project) til the next year.

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    • Regardless of whether or not it is completely finished tonight, half a year or a year and a half from now, Fall 2014 is the maximum amount of time I feel they realistically would have to freely develop it. If it comes any sooner than then I would feel disappointed they weren't able to spend any more time on it and were forced to "abandon" it. I would still enjoy the game immensely however as I know it would still be a work of art regardless of my desires. lol I suppose gloating could be in order, and I guess I am adamant now that I think about it (if there was evidence more strongly pointing to the contrary I would like to think I wouldn't be trying to sway you in this direction though). I just don't want people getting hyped for something that from my perspective won't happen and then become angry about it. Not that I'm trying to be persuasive but I think I have a strong case people should take into account. Plus, with all due respect to whoever I might offend inadvertently, I would really love to see this game be given the time to fully mature instead of being enslaved, dropped on a slab, and processed like redwoods by the powers that have been.

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      • I agree, I dislike when people get hyped up about something then complain when something doesn't come to fruition. For example, people thinking this game will be a Halo clone. I saw a thread earlier today saying how "Do you want Destiny to be like Halo 3 or Halo 4's multi-player?" I flat out facepalmed. Because this person is assuming the multi-player will be exactly like Halo's, when it very well could be a immensely different thing all together, and they they're going to complain when it's not what they thought it'd be. If they're ready to launch in 2013, great. If they can develop for another year, awesome, it'll suck waiting, but it will be worth it.

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