14 DAY TRIAL // Yesterday, fans of the BioShock franchise were quite sad to learn that the upcoming BioShock 2 title would be delayed and that they wouldn't be able to explore the underwater city of Rapture one more time until the beginning of 2010.
But this is great news, at least for Take Two, according to Electronic Entertainment Design and Research analyst Jesse Divinich, who revealed that with the plethora of high-quality titles set for next year, 2010 would certainly be “the year of Take Two.”
“The news of BioShock 2 being delayed into fiscal 2010 has drastically changed my view on Take Two,” he says. “I originally anticipated that Take Two would outperform the industry in fiscal 2010. Now, I expect them to dominate fiscal 2010. BioShock 2, Max Payne 3, Red Dead Redemption, Mafia II, additional Grand Theft Auto downloadable content, and the possible launch of Agent should make fiscal 2010 the year of Take-Two.”
He also praised the company for taking this decision and giving the team at 2K Marin more time to polish the sequel to one of 2007's biggest titles, saying that it put “gamers before investors.” He also went on to say that the lack of profit this year would be more than made up for in 2010.
“Even though investors are likely to punish Take-Two for this delay,” he continued, “we as gamers should reward them for their persistence on improving game quality over meeting 'financial expectations.'”
Overall, it seems that Take Two made the right call when it announced that BioShock 2 would be delayed and hopefully it will be worth it when we will step into Rapture once more in the shoes of the original Big Daddy.