07-27-2005, 09:00 AM
I dont know the truth or reality behind the situation but the impression I am getting is that though the kits the developers are using for the next gen games is very expensive its much easier for the developers to actually create the code and games for the hardware, I hope this is the case, EA has been driving up production costs soo much that the games most people would want to play dont get made.
Also any half-life fans be scared EA purchased part of valve so right now all marketing is up to EA but that could change quick, who knows maybe they will fudge up anything else valve puts out.
I dont want to put this into a rant so I will keep it short, why do developers release games with bugs and glitches and frame rate issues. I know some bugs pop up during development and fixing them could cause more bugs but if the developers are all pros then why should the gamers suffer for bugs the developers chose to leave in, that has always bothered me. If I was a developer I damn hell would not release buggy games, I know they have deadlines and some suit probably has final say but come on, isnt this industry for entertainment of the consumer.
Ask yourselves this, would any of you watch a movie if some of the special effects were not finished or a blatant double was used and the movie chugged and cut out of frame or focus all beacause some suit said it goes out now?
Also any half-life fans be scared EA purchased part of valve so right now all marketing is up to EA but that could change quick, who knows maybe they will fudge up anything else valve puts out.
I dont want to put this into a rant so I will keep it short, why do developers release games with bugs and glitches and frame rate issues. I know some bugs pop up during development and fixing them could cause more bugs but if the developers are all pros then why should the gamers suffer for bugs the developers chose to leave in, that has always bothered me. If I was a developer I damn hell would not release buggy games, I know they have deadlines and some suit probably has final say but come on, isnt this industry for entertainment of the consumer.
Ask yourselves this, would any of you watch a movie if some of the special effects were not finished or a blatant double was used and the movie chugged and cut out of frame or focus all beacause some suit said it goes out now?