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Not sure what you mean here? Pre-orders are an absolutely critical part of publishers' revenue, which is the cause of the weird structural problems around magaz
by hythloday 14y ago
Not sure what you mean here? Pre-orders are an absolutely critical part of publishers' revenue, which is the cause of the weird structural problems around magazine reviews (where 8/10 means "below-average game").
- jivatmanx 14y agoStock market analysts do the same thing as game critics, and never, ever give sell ratings: http://www.cnbc.com/id/42790061/Stock_Analysts_Too_Scared_of_Sell_Ratings_or_Too_Stupid http://www.cnbc.com/id/42790061/Stock_Analysts_Too_Scared_of... I'm guessing in both cases it's because the best raters get the best access from companies. Same problem probably exists in other industries too.
- intended 14y agopre-orders open once a game is done and way past the beta stage. Pricing plans, gold editions/collectors editions etc are all planned for much later in the cycle - all revenue comes post/near game launch. That is what I was aiming at, perhaps it wasn't clear in my original post, I plead sleep dep.