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McGran on 20 August 2014
DonFerrari said:
If a better game is the result then all is good. But go through all the cleared stages again shouldn't be necessary.


To be sure that in the process of fixing the identified problems the developers don't accidentally create new bugs, full retesting is necessary.  Typically this is called regression testing.  The Devs will want to do this themselves before submitting again.

From Sony's perspective, each software iteration is likely treated as a completely separate submission that will require to go through their full certification.



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DonFerrari on 20 August 2014
Madword said:
MohammadBadir said:
Hmmm? I wonder what was the problem.

Certification is based on a points scoring system, but with these things it's usually big issues such as a reproducable game crash that would cause it to fail.


If Skyrim can get certified and Bayonetta as well (and BF4) what have this game done to not be, right? It's an Indie, but sold more than a lot of AAA



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DonFerrari on 20 August 2014
McGran said:
DonFerrari said:
If a better game is the result then all is good. But go through all the cleared stages again shouldn't be necessary.


To be sure that in the process of fixing the identified problems the developers don't accidentally create new bugs, full retesting is necessary.  Typically this is called regression testing.  The Devs will want to do this themselves before submitting again.

From Sony's perspective, each software iteration is likely treated as a completely separate submission that will require to go through their full certification.


To start from scratch means all paperwork... if he just meant testing phase (but worded different) then yea.

DLC and patches doesn't go the whole process in Sony (was one of the complains with MS, paying and paperwork for patches).



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

Fusioncode on 20 August 2014

Oh no. I was really hoping to buy this game for a 3rd time.



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Normchacho on 20 August 2014

That's weird...I don't really know how much there is to even go wrong...But I'm not a developer.



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Alby_da_Wolf on 20 August 2014
DonFerrari said:
McGran said:
DonFerrari said:
If a better game is the result then all is good. But go through all the cleared stages again shouldn't be necessary.


To be sure that in the process of fixing the identified problems the developers don't accidentally create new bugs, full retesting is necessary.  Typically this is called regression testing.  The Devs will want to do this themselves before submitting again.

From Sony's perspective, each software iteration is likely treated as a completely separate submission that will require to go through their full certification.


To start from scratch means all paperwork... if he just meant testing phase (but worded different) then yea.

DLC and patches doesn't go the whole process in Sony (was one of the complains with MS, paying and paperwork for patches).

Yep, I agree with you both, the new test needs accuracy, but it doesn't need bureaucracy overload.



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VanceIX on 20 August 2014

It would be nice knowing what the issues were. Hopefully it gets patched up fast.



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Landguy on 21 August 2014

The real question is if this will delay all versions of the game from being released?



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LordPhil on 21 August 2014

Hopefully it's not a huge setback and the game still comes out before Sept.



Madword on 21 August 2014
DonFerrari said:
Madword said:

Certification is based on a points scoring system, but with these things it's usually big issues such as a reproducable game crash that would cause it to fail.


If Skyrim can get certified and Bayonetta as well (and BF4) what have this game done to not be, right? It's an Indie, but sold more than a lot of AAA

Depends on the level of the bug and if they can agree to get a waiver.. (it's like bartering with the platform holders)...So for example it's a problem that needs to be fixed but isnt classed as something that would fail certification they might agree to fix the issue in a forthcoming patch.



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