| Nsanity said: darkzero I’m not excluding myself from this discussion, but the current state of affairs in gaming is quite sad. Yes, gaming is an entertainment business, but it seems that we far too often forget that businesses have to operate, quite frankly, in a business manner. More importantly, those businesses are operated by humans with needs apart from the gaming industry, and that’s a point we, as well as fans of other entertainment genres, seem to forget often.
This second comment drew what was perhaps the best response from the community I’ve seen yet:
Isn’t that the truth? We are, in every facet imaginable, a culture driven by the idea of instant gratification. However, some studios – notably Rockstar and Valve – embrace an entirely different approach to their game releases. There’s a mentality that drives those studios to produce content when and how they prefer; granted, that plan is not feasible for many smaller, less independent studios. But the refreshing part of that is that I am okay with waiting. I repeat -okay with waiting. There is nothing detrimental that occurs by being patient. It is, in the words of poet (yes, I went there) Kay Ryan, “a place with / its own harvests.” If you are angry at anyone, be angry at yourself for allowing priorities to become misaligned.
Other people and their needs, regardless of whatever entertainment medium seems incredibly important to you, must always take precedence. With that said, best of luck Rockstar and to all Eastern coasters in your recovery from the storm. We – the gaming community – can wait.
If you decide to go that route, I hope that our response isn’t quite this rough, but something similar -
Best wishes Rockstar. http://darkzero.co.uk/game-articles/entitlement-thy-name-is-gamer-do-studios-owe-us-anything/ |
that's right,they just could'nt press a button. probably just sitting at there chair's laughing it up. Such a tease. lol
