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this was basically true until consoles started getting an online element. the up-front testing was more serious compared to the complexity of the games. there w
by tehjoker 11mo ago
this was basically true until consoles started getting an online element. the up-front testing was more serious compared to the complexity of the games. there were still bugs, but there was no way to upgrade short of a recall.
- krupan 11mo agoAnd why did we abandon this model? Also, computer games existed at the same time as consoles. People were playing games loaded from floppy disks on computers back in the early 1980's
- tehjoker 11mo agoI'm not saying that this model is profitable in the current environment, but it did exist in a real world environment at one point, making the point that certain processes are compatible with useful products, but maybe not leading edge competitive products that need to make a profit currently.