Poke Dragon
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With the news that Sword and Shield had too little development time, I thought it would be a good post to make on why Gen 9 definitely shouldn't happen this year:
-The developers just finished Legends Arceus-
This is a very good reason to delay Gen 9, being burnt out from working on a project is definitely not a good feeling to have, especially when the next project is also big. Having a new generation needing to be released in the same year as a very ambitious game where the same developers have just finished means they are forced to help finish Gen 9 as soon as possible. This is why I say that it will most likely lead to burnouts.
-The games need more time-
Relating back to the news of how much time Sword and Shield got, it's revealed it wasn't as much as it needed. There are clearly things that seem to not be in line for a high-quality game, like untouched plot points, flat textures, and more.
-BDSP still need updates-
Whether we like it or not, BDSP still needs major updates, it's clear when the GWS is still not available despite the game releasing last year, it severely needs it. Not only that, but BDSP still misses the compatibility with Pokemon HOME, which is surprising considering that both BDSP and HOME are both made by ILCA, so if anything, they should've made that update sooner. Oh yeah, the Mythical Pokemon events in BDSP are still locked from the player (unless you play on an older version and perform glitches in the game or edit the data).
-Conclusion-
With many reasons, including development burnouts, more time to make the game more polished, and the current games still needing major updates, it's clear that Gen 9 really shouldn't come out this year. There's probably a lot more reasons than this, but I feel like these three reasons aren't stated enough. Unfortunately though, it wouldn't surprise me that Gen 9 would come out this year, all because Pokemon seem to be allergic to breaks recently.
-The developers just finished Legends Arceus-
This is a very good reason to delay Gen 9, being burnt out from working on a project is definitely not a good feeling to have, especially when the next project is also big. Having a new generation needing to be released in the same year as a very ambitious game where the same developers have just finished means they are forced to help finish Gen 9 as soon as possible. This is why I say that it will most likely lead to burnouts.
-The games need more time-
Relating back to the news of how much time Sword and Shield got, it's revealed it wasn't as much as it needed. There are clearly things that seem to not be in line for a high-quality game, like untouched plot points, flat textures, and more.
-BDSP still need updates-
Whether we like it or not, BDSP still needs major updates, it's clear when the GWS is still not available despite the game releasing last year, it severely needs it. Not only that, but BDSP still misses the compatibility with Pokemon HOME, which is surprising considering that both BDSP and HOME are both made by ILCA, so if anything, they should've made that update sooner. Oh yeah, the Mythical Pokemon events in BDSP are still locked from the player (unless you play on an older version and perform glitches in the game or edit the data).
-Conclusion-
With many reasons, including development burnouts, more time to make the game more polished, and the current games still needing major updates, it's clear that Gen 9 really shouldn't come out this year. There's probably a lot more reasons than this, but I feel like these three reasons aren't stated enough. Unfortunately though, it wouldn't surprise me that Gen 9 would come out this year, all because Pokemon seem to be allergic to breaks recently.