This is from Activision Blizzard's Q1 2013 conference call.
ActiBlizz already hinted at Destiny not coming out in 2013, but here you have it in black and white.
EDIT: [url=http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/ACTI/2471356223x0x662034/e84dcfc1-ba90-4bdc-a8e1-a50bb75eb06b/atvi_q1_2013_slides_for_posting.pdf]Here[/url] is the slide presentation the image is from.
Yes, I know that Activision already said that you shouldn't expect Destiny in 2013. I just wanted to share this so that the people that don't believe it get more evidence. As you can see from the answers, there are still a few who don't want to accept it or something.
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2 RepliesEdited by POKEY CLYDE: 5/11/2013 5:36:51 PMCall of Duty Online is a China based Call of Duty game. It's not for North America. It's free-to-play with microtransactions. Activision wanted to break into a different market, and Free to Play/microtransactions/subscrip games are popular in China. No single player from my understanding, just multi-player. So that's why it's 'online', oh and I believe it's for PC. It's been in beta since January I believe, and they are working on a pricing model for microtransactions/subscrips (possibly). I actually don't know if it's out yet in the Chinese market, but if it's been in BETA since January, a 2013 'release' seems probable. The reason why it's not factored into the 2013 financials, is because it's a risky venture and it's a new market for Activision, something they DON'T or CAN'T possibly know the results to, even close to an estimate. They know how to do AAA titles worth $60, but they don't know how microstransactions, F2P or the Chinese market will affect their investment. SO they couldn't possibly put out an estimate saying "We'll make this much from this game", because they don't know, but a 2013 'release' for Call of Duty Online seems likely (to me anyway). As for Destiny, it's a new IP at the end of a generations cycle with A LOT of investment, it being always online, speculated to have microtransactions and not knowing the success of Bungie among Playstation users, it's pretty risky, and it's not easy to put forth a "We'll make this back from this game in 2013". This slide is obviously from way back when, and I believe there has since been a statement from Activision saying that Destiny is more likely to release in 2013 now.