How would it benefit us to only do awards for a given game three or five years after release? Well let's say we waited 5 years after 2003 to nominate and select games for different categories, do you think we still would have named Madden ‘04 Game of the Year? Maybe, anything is possible, but I’d be willing to bet that had we waited 5 years after Prince of Persia, Kotor, and Beyond Good & Evil had came out, one of those may have taken game of the year in ‘03 over Madden. In 2019 if we look back at 2014 will we still think that Dragon Age: Inquisition was definitively the best game that year had to offer? Again, maybe.

Should we only induct games in a hall of fame type deal where you can't even get inducted until 10 years later? I think that would be a good addition, but not necessarily a replacement for an awards show. But again I press the question, should we wait a few years? I personally think yes. Do a quick thought experiment: consider your last few years in gaming. Now pay mind to the ones that have won awards and ask yourself: "What do I remember about that specific title? Did it stand the test of time? Consider 2003 again, many of these games are considered to be timeless classics. Yet they where shortchanged by a yearly sports installation. In 2004 did anyone think that those games from last year would still be talked about over 10 years later? Doubtful, but had they been awarding them in 2008 they may have been surprised by what held up.