It's old news now. Anticipated and most likely ready-for-release games have been getting delayed, pushed back, strategically placed, etc. into early 2010 with new announcements seeminlgy by the day. Or they were already scheduled to arrive in early 2010 in order to avoid the holiday rush altogether. Meanwhile I just picked up Sacred 2 because *nothing* worth playing seems to be getting released for consoles right now. No love for August, developers?
 
It's getting a bit stupid, especially when publishers cite "less competition" as the reason for the new release window, such as with the statement regarding Singularity. I don't have the money or time to play through all this stuff at once, and personally I'm not entirely interested in spending a shit ton of time with Modern Warfare 2 like the rest of the world, or even picking it up at launch. It'll be there when I want it, and let's be serious here, it's just another quality FPS, which I've played quite a few of over the past few years. 
 
Anyway, here's what I'm interested in playing in this now silly crowded Q1 2010:
 
Mass Effect 2
Starcraft II
Dark Void
Bayonetta
Alan Wake (yeah, right)
God of War III
Bioshock 2
Ace Attorney: Miles Edgeworth
Heavy Rain
Red Dead Redemption
 
It's full of awesome and it's sure to shrink or grow due to critical and public reception, not to mention further delays. One can only buy so many $60 games. I'm also excluding some big hitters like Splinter Cell: Conviction, Dante's Inferno and Monster Hunter 3 because my interest just isn't there (yet). And just for good measure, of what's left for the coming months here's what will likely find their way onto my shelf:
 
Muramasa: The Demon Blade
Scribblenauts
Assassin's Creed II
Brutal Legend 
Borderlands 
Dragon Age: Origins
GTA: Ballad of Gay Tony
The Beatles Rock Band (purchased!)
Modern Warfare 2 

Hmmm. That's more stuff that I anticipated. Maybe publishers do have a point here trying to avoid what looks to be an already expensive holiday of gaming. Sorry Forza Motorsport 3, Uncharted 2, Halo 3 ODST, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, Phantasy Star DS, Alpha Protocol, and the The Saboteur. Maybe sometime early next year, once the busy holiday season winds down, y'know?