12-05-2004, 10:12 PM
Both the EA story and the Bloodlines story result from marketing/management pressure big companies are under.
Sadly the standard has become a time crunch that leaves cames far from where they should be when they are released. [insert a rant about 'patch it later' mentality to conserve money, hit deadlines, and lower cost][/rant].
Its interesting to see what happens when big business takes over niche markets like video games. It seems to either be very good (great customer service, games being released 'when they're done' not on deadlines) or very bad ('patch it later' games, overprotective measures against pirating).
At least it keeps live interesting,
Cheers,
Munk
Sadly the standard has become a time crunch that leaves cames far from where they should be when they are released. [insert a rant about 'patch it later' mentality to conserve money, hit deadlines, and lower cost][/rant].
Its interesting to see what happens when big business takes over niche markets like video games. It seems to either be very good (great customer service, games being released 'when they're done' not on deadlines) or very bad ('patch it later' games, overprotective measures against pirating).
At least it keeps live interesting,
Cheers,
Munk