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They're allowed to do it because of the emphasis on "shipping" and the complete lack of "maintaining" that they have to do afterwards. Most games on release are

They're allowed to do it because of the emphasis on "shipping" and the complete lack of "maintaining" that they have to do afterwards. Most games on release are complete shit for a reason, with very few modern exceptions. Hell it isn't uncommon for a studio to outsource ports and expansions. Making their code someone else's problem is not something non software devs should aspire to.

vvanders 10y ago
Except there's these things called game "engines" that have can have lifecycles of 10+ years(Unreal and ID comes to mind).
- ben_jones 10y ago
  "Give a man a game engine and he delivers a game. Teach a man to make a game engine and he never delivers anything." Most game developers do not build game engines.
  - yoklov 10y ago
    All of the cited developers do, however.