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> Indie Devs should be thinking of games as products to complete first and foremost. Large studios should keep this in mind as well. Lately, the trend seems t
by soderfoo 3y ago
> Indie Devs should be thinking of games as products to complete first and foremost.
Large studios should keep this in mind as well.
Lately, the trend seems to be: live service is 100% at release, core game play and narrative are wanting.
- ecshafer 3y agoAAA studios have shipped a lot of games with broken online services, gameplay, matchmaking, etc. No AAA studio has ever shipped with a broken cash shop. Its all about priorities.
- soderfoo 3y agoSadly, there is no shortage of folks willing to hand over their money. In my experience and based on convos with friends at other studios, good producers (product owners) are hard to come by. Of course devs would pin the blame on ops/production, but I think it's a really interesting problem that has plagued studios of all shapes and sizes.
- mhuffman 3y agoWell, I mean, software in general is one of the only items I can think of where you can intentionally sell someone something that is broken and promise to fix it in the future if they keep paying you, otherwise make it unusable for them.