24. February 2016, 00:02:48

#270

ZylonBaneQuote

Not wanting to go out of business is so greedy.

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24. February 2016, 01:27:00

#271

RocketManQuote

A bit of an exaggeration since most video game companies are shooting way higher than just staying in business.  It's not like they aren't aware of the concessions they are making for the sake of margin.  Wanting to make a healthy profit isn't inherently a bad thing, especially if it's quite obvious that's your motivation for going into business.  It becomes a problem when you chase after profit at the expense of quality.  It also becomes a problem when you set a precedent of caring so much about the product you're making and then use that as leverage to sell the substandard product you've settled with, to the widest possible audience.  I'm speaking hypothetically at the moment but it can and does happen.  I'm no guru when it comes to the console vs PC market but you don't have to be in order to see why a company would want their game to support both, and how that might not be the smartest move, even if it's the most profitable one.

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24. February 2016, 01:39:04

#272

RocketManQuote

...but I'm being a bit grouchy and an unnecessary downer at the moment so I'll shut up now.

24. February 2016, 03:13:57

#273

icemannQuote

Quote by voodoo47:

but here's the thing, playing it safe does not bring in the amazing - to make the amazing, you need to take risks, and that's something that doesn't look good on a powerpoint presentation. so not happening, as long as the usual kind of suits has control.

Well taking risks was what LGS was all about. Shame that it didn't = the results that they deserved. Generally game companies fit into 1 of 2 categories: Those that take risks and go for new game styles / unorthodox methods (ID Software up to Quake 2, Origin, Bullfrog, LGS etc) and those that copy everyone else or stick with established genres/game types that guarantee (on paper) good $$$ returns.

25. February 2016, 23:10:18

#274

KolyaQuote

venturebeat.com - Warren Spector wants to mine new ’emergent gameplay’ from System Shock’s nostalgia
Wired.com - How System Shock Lured Warren Spector Back to Making Games