Acevil said:
LuckyTrouble said:
Acevil said:
Ruler said:
Well they could make their own kickstarter site and integrading it into the playstation store and ecosystem
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I would support that, since it will help out smaller indies as well. However them using kickstarter itself sends a bad message.
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How does confirming consumer interest in the easiest possible way send a bad message? I'm not saying I like the Kickstarter campaign stuff, but at the same time, I get it. It's smart. It's a new way of gauging consumer interest that has been proven to work with other video game projects, two very significantly in just the past month. Kickstarter has proven itself as a viable platform for pitching projects. I get the complaints and fears, but I feel they're relatively unfounded right now. If we start seeing recent AAA title sequels end up in the Kickstarter box, I think some worry is warranted, but that will never happen.
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Because a large company doesn't need kickstarter to know consumer interest, they have research abilities and other resources. They are also not strapped for cash on small kickstarter projects.
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You're fixated on the money amount, but it isn't about the money amount. Once a developer backs the project, as has been stated, whatever the project got from the Kickstarter will be a drop in the bucket. There is literally not a more reliable way of gauging consumer interest than by having them prove it with their wallets. I don't think it was possible to know just how much people wanted Shenmue 3, for instance, until the Kickstarter. I mean, I barely even see the series get mentioned, and then suddenly the Kickstarter comes up and people are willing to pour millions in. That beats any estimates a research team would have come up with, I can guarantee, in terms of consumer response to the project.
