I don't want to be "that guy", but can we please make sure we are properly describing where these games will be? Several times now I've seen threads talking about new PlayStation games and they're actually multiplatform. I know excitement can get the better of some people and you just want to post from your source ASAP. But please try to be slightly more diligent.
It's because sometimes the game gets posted by one platform holder or another on their blog or Youtube channel, then the rest of the news breaks when the press release goes out or the video goes out to other channels. It's not the OP's fault, and thread titles cannot be changed; the OP can edit their own post later, but it takes a MOD to make the title change. And until the news goes wide, the only info the OP knows is what's on the source they found.
It'd be great if GAF had better methods of adjusting threads after posting, or if there could be a gentle MOD queue system for when OPs need a hand... but people who aren't the OP can right now be "that
good guy" by helping the OP out by flagging down a MOD or making a note in the soonest post available to make the thread clearer.
Certainly true in some cases. I've seen others where the information is out there but they just went with the first video or article they saw and ran with it. Those are the cases where I am asking for thread starters to be a little more thorough before they run to the boards.
People could do some looking, but at the time news breaks, search engines usually haven't picked it up yet so you've got to dig and run around official sites or newssites like IGN or GameInformer or Gematsu and read through to perfect-check your post. Is that work worth doing? Maybe, since there's no special kudos to being "first" with a thread. But ButchCat posted this trailer 5 minutes before even the
official content went out elsewhere since PS YT jumped out early, so if speed is a good thing, maybe there's a way to have that due-diligence in the process without compromising on timeliness?
The solution I've seen others do here is make a more general thread title like "New game by ____ developer" and then put the Platforms in the post instead, that way it can be edited if needed. So OP would put "New game: Hell is Us by Rogue Factor aiming for a 2023 release"
Then put coming for PS5. All Platforms
There's ways, that's a good idea, but what's done is done and it's going to keep happening by accident or negligence one way or another.
I started a Community Topic about this, so maybe that'll help not overstuff this discussion without talking about the game. Don't think there's a bulletproof solution though.
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