The Release Date

More sources are commenting on the recent statement by an EA official on Spore’s delayed release. IGN has a short blurb on their site while GameSpot has a somewhat more lengthy report with some interesting quotes from the previously mentioned conference call.

“Spore is a title we have enormous confidence in,” Riccitiello told analysts. “I’ve had the chance to review the title three times in my short return to the EA, and it looks fantastic. I will also tell you that its release will be right up [to] the bubble in Q4 [of fiscal ‘08], if not sometime in early fiscal ‘09, so we don’t feel comfortable in forecasting it.”

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“We’re focusing on quality to make sure we build a franchise that feels more like The Sims, a franchise that we hope…to see around for some time in the future.”

Sounds fair enough. Though concerns must be raised whether the quality aspect is worrying or not. And will Spore go the exact same way in terms of endless expansion packs as The Sims has? Time will tell.