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Better Late Than Never - Vaporware 2005 Awards

wired.com — The new awards are here. It's good to see that some good old favorites made it on the list again.

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  • ProAm500, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0Where is Cherry OS?...
  • theone3, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Ironically 1 month 6 days too late..
  • Udon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I also wondered what took so long for Wired to come out with the list.
  • dbzer0, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0woohoo! Da Duke made the list!
  • Stikes, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Phantom Game Service


    bahahaha
  • EagleY, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0apparently google software will never leave the list
  • Udon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I was expecting the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet to become vaporware but they were able to get it out just before 2006. Nokia first promised the 3rd quarter of 2005...
  • LethalGeek, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Good old Duke
  • chicagospur, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0On the homepage after 22 diggs and 6 hours, 43 mins? Must be a new record...
  • EagleY, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0>On the homepage after 22 diggs and 6 hours, 43 mins? Must be a new record...

    no not really

  • Molnies, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"On the homepage after 22 diggs and 6 hours, 43 mins? Must be a new record..."

    Uhm, no... Look right below this post, the "The cure for your allergy: a hookworm" post was on the front page after 21 diggs (that was the first time I saw it there at least) and it was then 11 hours and 49 min old - honestly I have no clue how Digg.com works when it comes to selecting what's getting on the front page
  • adml_shake, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0well being in my 20's I can say that i'm looking forward to taking my great grand children to pick up Duke Nukem Forever when it comes out...
  • zwilliams, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0@ ProAm500:

    I think Cherry OS was disqualified because it was busted for stealing and selling PearPC.
  • Snarfalunch, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Geez this is lame. Mostly games.

    Also they forgot: "(Insert distro here) Linux Ready for the desktop."
  • adml_shake, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0"Geez this is lame. Mostly games.

    Also they forgot: "(Insert distro here) Linux Ready for the desktop."
    Snarfalunch posted by Snarfalunch (1) "

    Sorry, ubuntu has been out for a while now.
  • mancat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I've been crying myself to sleep every night since '98 over the absence of TF2.

    MEDIC!!!
  • GhostFreeman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I'm still waiting for Starcraft Ghost and TF2. Damn you Blizzard. Damn you Valve.
  • wordsnatcher, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Always bet on Duke to top this list.
  • jamesstaylor, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I was beginning to the think the list was vaporware itself. :)
  • vodkamattvt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I dont know, I dont really want Duke Nukem Forever to be released. I mean really, its just become an institution in vaporware .. I cant live without those Duke Nukem jokes.

    TF2 is vaporware to the 10th degree. I mean, everything that it promised to be became every single WW2 game and finally Battlefield 2 .. the innovative ideas they had are gone. You might as well go back to the good old TF concept of more sci fi classes and make a kick ass game with good balance and lots of diversity in strategy than butt heads with Battlefield and a whole slew of similar games.
  • Yorn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Food for thought:
    "Duke Nukem Forever is a 1999 game and we think that timeframe matches very well with what we have planned for the game." - George Broussard, 1998

    "Trust us, Duke Nukem Forever will rock when it comes out next year." -Joe Siegler, 1999

    "When it's done in 2001." -2000 Christmas card

    "DNF will come out before Unreal 2." -George Broussard, 2001

    "If DNF is not out in 2001, something's very wrong." -George Broussard, 2001

    "DNF will come out before Doom 3." -George Broussard, 2002

    The Voyager 1 spacecraft has traveled approximately 3 billion miles since the announcement of Duke Nukem Forever.

    The rovers Spirit and Opportunity were proposed, authorized, announced, designed, launched and successfully landed upon Mars within the timeframe of Duke Nukem Forever's development.

    The majority of the children who were ***exiting elementary school*** the school year following Duke Nukem Forever's development announcement are now eligible to drink.

    And last but not least:
    "We're confident that DNF will be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, game of 1998. And this confidence is not misplaced." -Scott Miller, 1997

    Indeed, I would have to agree. When DNF finally does come out I'm sure it will blow the games of 1998 away. Or, at least, I sure as hell hope it does.
  • aggrazel, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0DNF is a sad joke anymore, tired and old...
  • chicken101, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Yorn I love you.


    "The rovers Spirit and Opportunity were proposed, authorized, announced, designed, launched and successfully landed upon Mars within the timeframe of Duke Nukem Forever's development."

    LMFAO
  • okeimakei, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Don't be cruel with DNF. I'm sure lots of us will buy it to see what the big waiting was for.
  • Yorn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I'm sorry, I didn't intend to be mean towards DNF. In fact, I think the producer and developers have been pretty laid back about the DNF jokes. They realize people are laughing with them and not at them, there's been funding and other technological set backs, but they'll eventually release it. It might not be a great game, but it'll fill a niche that Serious Sam was trying to do with the lack of a Duke Nukem sequel.
  • Jarrod, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I would have voted for the Xbox 360 as well. I still can't buy one. I've never seen one, other than a demo unit.

    It's vapor to me.
  • Rosco, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Phantom And DNF, #2 & #1.
    A perfect match!
  • dirtyword, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0even wired is sputtering under our strain
  • launchpadtt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The unfortunate thing is that even if its fantastic DNF will never be known as a good game, just for its dubious lateness. I hope they poke fun of themselves in the game.
  • rhyno2000, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Re: High-Def TiVo... Yawn.

    If you have Comcast (evil, I know), their Moto DCT6412 rocks the socks off any TiVo / Replay / Homebrew PVR... PERIOD. High-Def recording, decent amount of space (120Hr SD / 40Hr HD), Dual-Tuner, Series Recordings... all for $10/month. Sold my Replay 5040 for this puppy.
  • chromaphobic, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0How long before S.T.A.L.K.E.R. ends up on the list? Assuming anybody even cares if it ever gets released or not any more...
  • RiddickRom, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0A ***** poor article from Wired and very innacurate. I think this was cobbled together in minutes, a little like my comment.

    First off the idea that Google will also be in the list because it runs extremely long betas shows a huge lack of understanding on Wireds part. Since when was a beta considered vapourware? Never, that's when. Wired tired little journalist has to invent the connection because he can't remember any other vapourware examples perhaps?

    Google run Beta for long periods because that's how the company works. There tools are extremely usable while in beta and I really don't think anyone gives a ***** if a web service is in beta or not. If it were an operating system or something mission critical, fine, you want to avoid beta.

    I dont see how Vista gets hauled into the list either. Many people are running it, many are running IE7 too.

    Googles first definition of the word vapourware "Software or hardware that is talked about, but may never actually appear."

    All the above mentioned have appeared. The list is a sorry excuse for an article not fit to wipe my arse with.
  • chabuhi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Duke Nukem Forever = Duke Nukem Never (old joke, sorry). This game is NEVER coming out.
  • citrusfizz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0more like "duke nukem takes forever"
  • Protoss, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Wow...I guess there are companies worse than Valve when it comes to getting things out :P Of course I think that HL2 Aftermath was reported to 'Be in your hands by the time you read this...' in an article back in October, but at least they have some sort of ETA on it....
  • muleking, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Duke Nukem Forever = Axl Rose's Chinese Democracy
  • cquinnd, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1 RiddickRom is right, the original definition of vaporware was a product
    that was announced or proposed, then never delivered; mostly as a
    tactic one company would use to keep its customers from switching
    to another product in the meantime.

    Now the definition includes software that is developed, and maybe
    even demo'ed, but that is never delivered to anyone outside the
    company that makes it. DNF falls into that category.

    But Google Betas and Vista cannot be called vaporware because
    they either have been released (in an unfinished form), or have
    been delivered into the hands of developers, testers and
    people in the media who can talk about it.

    If a Google Beta is pulled back from download, it would be called a
    failed release, not vaporware; and there will always be people out
    there who will still try to use that product if they can.

    There is no doubt that Vista will be released, its just a matter of
    how many delays there might be before it hits the market. Assuming some real showstopper bugs are still in the code to be fixed.



  • CaughtThinking, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0The Phantom is apparently run by a guy who profits off of failed companies and makes a break for it.
    This isn't the first time this has happened with him; i forget where I saw his history.

    Google totally deserves that. Release a damn product you p!@#$!%s.

    The Duke Nukem Forever development team is a cover for an international covert cloak and dagger operation.
    Mark my words.

    The Duke Nukem Forever development team is a cover for an international covert cloak and dagger operation.
    Mark my words.

    The Duke Nukem Forever development team is a cover for an international covert cloak and dagger operation.
    Mark my words.

    The Duke Nukem Forever development team is a cover for an international covert cloak and dagger operation.
    Mark my words.

    The Duke Nukem Forever development team is a cover for an international covert cloak and dagger operation.
    Mark my words.
  • hokiewalrus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"If you have Comcast (evil, I know), their Moto DCT6412 rocks the socks off any TiVo / Replay / Homebrew PVR... PERIOD. High-Def recording, decent amount of space (120Hr SD / 40Hr HD), Dual-Tuner, Series Recordings... all for $10/month. Sold my Replay 5040 for this puppy."

    I'm sorry, but the Moto box is the biggest piece of crap ever. I have to turn it off every week or the disk bogs down too much to decode the video. If I have 2 recordings set for the same time and cancel one, when I cancel the second one the first one gets put back on, there's no way to cancel both. Of course, the only way to record 2 shows at the same time is to use the series recording, if you try to do it manually it'll cancel the first program when you add the second. And lastly, this is the first DVR I've had that actually crashed and had to be hard reset.

    If only I could get DirecTV in my apartment so I could get my TiVo back...Please hurry Series 3!
  • Guye, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Unfortunately I did expect to see S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl on the list. It'll probably make it on there next year.

    As for Zelda, there are plenty of products that deserve a spot on this list more than Zelda. So what if it got delayed, its freaking Zelda, of course its not vaporware. Nintendo always delays its games, so if anyone was actually expecting that optimistic Christmas release date to be a reality then they were deluding themselves.
  • geneticerror, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0It just isn't a vaporware award without duke nukem forever :)

    im still waiting and that "It will be in next week" from a harvey norman employee in 1999 has been a long week indeed.
  • Jams, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0If you read some of the interviews with valve, you will find that work n TF2 was stopped and work began on the HL2 engine. More recently valve announced that they had started developing TF2 again, but wont give away any info.
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