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Fundamentally these big tech companies just don’t understand game development. AAA games cost a lot of money, so these companies think that if you come with a
by Negitivefrags 6y ago
Fundamentally these big tech companies just don’t understand game development.
AAA games cost a lot of money, so these companies think that if you come with a bunch of money, you will end up with a AAA game.
My company was pitched by both Google (for stadia) and Amazon to create games for them and it was totally clear they had no idea what they were doing, and no idea what they were even trying to achieve.
The funny thing is that in both cases we felt that their attitude was also “These guys have no idea what they are doing” about us too.
It’s just a total ideological mismatch.
- pid_0 6y ago>The funny thing is that in both cases we felt that their attitude was also “These guys have no idea what they are doing” about us too. This is pretty much how every Googler thinks.
- afterburner 6y agoSo, like any consultancy then? Interesting.
- ehsankia 6y agoIt's just a different culture and process even. Game studios are more entertainment companies than tech companies. There's also a high ratio of artists and other talent which tech companies aren't used to dealing with. The development process and workflows are very different too.
- gdsdfe 6y agohah interesting! This was also my guess ... They probably just assumed : well games are software, we know software, therefore we can make games.
- aspaceman 6y agoI love to imagine the interactions between professional artists and engineers / executives at Google. Moreso executives. I think a lot of folks have never had to work with an artist.