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Wyrdness said:

curl-6 said:

Doesn't change the fact that most of the big publishers are doing just fine. In 5 years from now, AAA games with polish issues will still be tearing up the charts, just watch.

And it does work that way, because delays mean longer dev cycles.

No shit AAA games will still be around the point is the won't be as many of them because of the costs, in fact the aren't as many released now days as the was last gen due to developers hit by it.

That doesn't mean the AAA model isn't viable though. It brings in billions of dollars a year. But we're getting off track; the fact remains that the sales charts consistently demonstrate that most gamers are okay with game releasing with minor issues. If some people don't want to deal with this, they have the option of waiting for it to be patched, while those who don't mind can get it right away. This approach gives consumers a choice, while delaying takes it away.