Double Fine's short of money (inevitable Kickstarter problems)

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TruckOSaurus said:

Soleron said:

JOKA_ said:
How is this kickstarters fault or any indication that kickstarter doesn't work? I think this just shows that Double Fine doesn't know how to plan/budget well.

Kickstarter is fine. The idea that you can make a satisfying game even remotely on time and on budget using it is not. None of the headlining game projects have delivered yet - this was the first, and is running into problems already.

If Double Fine can't plan/budget well, how do you expect the teams that sprung up just to make their KS game, with nothing in the bank and no delivery record to do those things?

Wasn't OUYA a kickstarter project? Did it release on time?

There were some delays, and there are still issues of backers not getting their units, but that's a shipping issue (they've said). All in all I'd say that was a successful venture for backers.

 

This... isn't.