what hype? they've said nothing regarding it in the past five or six years, aside from reaffirming that they're still working on it. any hype about it is coming from the fans.
I think DNF has dug its own grave already. Considering the hype(and re-hype and re-hype over the years) they've created an insurmountable wall of expectations. Plus, people are more or less burnt out waiting for it so when it comes out people might not want to buy it. But that's just my guess based on the events revolving…