mortono on 12 April 2010
The real problem with these companies is not how much they spend on technology, but how much they waste on pre-production and cancellations. Also in how much is wasted on employees to keep them "happy" and staying with the company.
Pre-production is dreadful. It is basically a time when there is no direct game to work on because nothing has been decided or approved on yet. It is the opposite of crunch time. In many cases, it is a gigantic waste of money as most employees aren't needed for this process.
The good companies know when to initiate pre-production and how to keep projects moving along so that one is finished another one is just getting started.
