With some effort, CNET compiles vaporware all-stars
CNET defines vaporware thus: "Vaporware n: Any piece of technology with equal and excessive numbers of promises and delays. It might be awesome, but you probably won't actually see it."
The all-star angle precludes many of the criticisms we'd be prone to throw at their selections, but some still need to be addressed, namely the PS3. Hey, we were just as frustrated as the next blog over Sony's obvious equivocation and the steadfast Spring 2006 website, but you can hardly say it's vaporware. It was only delayed once and, even then, the only people that (purportedly) believed the original date were Sony themselves! Now the Phantom ... that's some primo, grade-A vaporware.
11. Earthbound64 / Mother 3
10. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
9. Fallout 3
8. Team Fortress 2
7. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
6. Playstation 3
5. Sam & Max: Freelanc Police
4. Starcraft Ghost
3. Prey
2. Phantom Gaming System
1. Duke Nukem Forever
Of course vaporware bullies like Duke Nukem Forever and the Phantom dominate the top spots, while the recently released Prey makes a strong showing, encouraging all those titles that are still in development that they too can see a retail shelf someday. It's glorious!
