I enjoyed this article, but I think one thing I would dispute is that this is a modern phenomenon. Think back to the 90s real quick. You know what was really t

I enjoyed this article, but I think one thing I would dispute is that this is a modern phenomenon. Think back to the 90s real quick. You know what was really the first unbelievably successful unfinished game? Counter Strike. I think the commonality that all these unfinished games have are this: 1) Inherently multiplayer 2) Players are the "creators" of content. When I say content I don't necessarily mean assets, I mean situations or gameplay experiences. If you have those two things, releasing early sort of makes sense, because your audience will give you a lot more valuable feedback then if you just dropped it on them as a finished thing, and you can get some buzz going without raising expectations too high.