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Originally Posted by KrvKpt. Falke
I'm really sick of beta versions - why they (publishers) cant let developers finish their work and let them go on holidays instead of releasing unfinished product and work another 6 - 12 months on patches...?
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Because the gamesindustry is just like any other industry. Budgetplanning was made according to needs around funding and stockbroker demands. Bringing out a finished game 6 months later gives the company the same salesfigures, just less griping on the internet.
Willingly bringing out a broken game may seem unjust to gamers, but if salesfigures are not lowered by it, then why care? And if salesfigures ARE lowered by it, then the topguys who caused this just stick their heads up their arses, don't make sequels and maybe even fire half of the devs. Either way, gamers don't win.
Reviewers can be bought: mags and sites are funded by commercials of games, the same games also reviewed. Dare I say conflict of interest?
But is remains strange that "we", the gamers put up with it. We already spent our money, so what do they care? I don't know about other countries, but here in the Netherlands its next to impossible to return a game to the store, since those ignorant boobs are scared of illegal copying.
Imagine this being done in the car business. Who would buy a car that would fall apart or wouldn't have the functionality that is promissed in the brochure or manual? Who would bring his new car back to the shop 6 times in a year to get it working like it should have done in the first place? The carcompany that would try this would tank within a year, but softwaremakers just keep on doing this just to make a buck and balance the books.