I've resisted for so long posting in this thread. But here is my opinion and you may feel its a load of tripe, but here goes.
I don't think DBC14 has been ready for release for the last few months, I think and hope the bigant team have been ironing out problems and eliminating bugs, which I'm happy about. The ashes debacle has probably given them a welcome excuse for not releasing.
I think the game is ready now but Xmas is in the way. For me though a January launch would not be bad. The aussies will have regained the ashes by the looks, which pains me to say it but will be a good thing for this game. We all know what happens to the interest in cricket in aus when the national team is losing, (empty stadiums in last two matches of the previous ashes down under).
Interest in England will be ok, most of us continued to follow England through the 90s, so are used to getting a stuffing, and we dont lose interest in the game quite so easily.
I'm not going to lambast Ross for not releasing this year, it was his intention to, but things like this get delayed all the time, and I would rather everything that can be done to ensure the game plays as good as it looks is done.
One of the biggest reasons I'm not fretting about the release date is the amazing cricket academy they have given us. I've spent hours and hours on that thing. It might sound a bit sad but I edited someone elses Devon Malcolm last night and was chuffed to bits when I'd finished him. I've probably spent more enjoyable hours on ca than I have for the previous five ps3 games I've bought in total.
I'll stop rambling now, and finish by saying this game is going to be the best cricket game ever released by a country mile, so just let Ross do his thing, chill out and wait for it, without bitching and moaning meanwhile.
