Was just browsing some release lists for various systems, and I noticed that there are a *lot* of rather high-profile RPGs potentially coming out next year. If I had a little more time I would provide more information on each of them, but I think just a list will show.

I'll start with the obvious heavy hitters, and those most related to this site. Final Fantasy 13 (PS360), Final Fantasy 14 (PC...?), Final Fantasy Gaiden (DS), Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (PSP), Dragon Quest 6 (DS) and Dragon Quest 9 (DS) are ALL supposed to come out next year. That alone would likely be enough for an RPG fan to blindly declare 2010 as 'the year of the RPG'. But there's more.

Some of these don't yet have release dates and might not actually come out next year, and some of these have not even been announced for international release
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PC
Mass Effect 2
Fallout New Vegas
Alpha Protocol
Star Wars: The Old Republic
Guild Wars 2
Diablo 3

PS3
Alpha Protocol
Resonance of Fate
Ar Tonelico 3
Last Rebellion
Atelier Rorona
White Knight Chronicles

360
Mass Effect 2
Alpha Protocol
Resonance of Fate
Fable 3

Wii/PS2
Sakura Wars (Wii/PS2)
Shiren the Wanderer (Wii)
Tales of Graces (Wii)
Arc Rise Fantasia (Wii)

PSP
Valkyria Chronicles 2
Phantasy Star Portable 2
Ys 7
The Last Ranker
Lunar: Silver Star Harmony
Persona 3 Portable
Princess Antiphona's Hymn
.hack//Link

DS
Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver
Golden Sun 3
Shin Megami Tensei Strange Journey
7th Dragon
Sands of Destruction
Infinite Space
Shining Force Feather
Ninokuni: The Another World

My personal 'top' list: Mass Effect, Dragon Quests 6/9, Old Republic, Sakura Wars, Shiren the Wanderer, Golden Sun, SMT Strange Journey, 7th Dragon, Kingdom Hearts. 12 games that I would likely buy blind (if I could afford it), plus a bunch more that interest me enough to buy if I were rich. And this is just RPGs (mostly Japanese), there are lots of other games in other genres coming next year that I also want.

Tough time to be out of a job.