Changes to how games are released

[Novalee]

https://www.pcgamer.com/electronic-arts-says-the-old-way-of-releasing-games-doesnt-work-anymore/


Electronic Arts says the old way of releasing games doesn't work anymore


I agree trying to keep games a secret until the final release is resulting in problems that should have been addressed through feedback .

Maybe we can get back on track to releasing actual finished , proper running games were its only content for the most part that comes after release .

 

[kikie]

It is EA!

That is all I have to say.

 

[sesselpupser]

Yeah, this is EA trying a bit too hard to avoid putting their hands up and saying "sorry Anthem was awful" to their shareholders - plenty of other publishers have had plenty of success with the traditional release model. I'm pretty sure EA have been doing soft launches for years anyway with extensive beta tests of their multiplayer games and selling basically unfinished games at full price on day one.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for bugfixes and improvements, but some of the things that slip through the net on the way to a game going gold are amateurish mistakes. That said, if we actually put our money where our mouths are and universally stopped buying EA's unfinished beta products until they're finished, this would change very quickly.