@GoodKylePP: You mean like every other video game released in the past two generations? Your point is?
Right. The equivalent analogy was if you pre-purchased Chocolate Rice Crispies then went into the factory and took the plain Rice Crispies off the production line halfway. If the game's not out yet, you can't complain when you get an unfinished version.
You want to scroll back and look at my reply the last time you copy-pasted this "concern" into this thread, or should I repeat myself?
Jesus. The Master Chief Collection had a 20GB day one patch. Even the biggest games do this. Good or bad, it's the standard in today's gaming world.
The patch is out before the game is released. You don't do reviews on pre-release versions of the game. So they shouldn't be judging based on what they shouldn't have, otherwise you might as well do a review of the alpha and just post that.
Edit: And no they haven't been reviewing it "for a bit now", considering the review codes didn't go out until the patch was done. Yes this is a favorable review, but it still is based on an incomplete pre-r...
Or South Park: Stick of Truth. I still remember cancelling my pre-order on that game when I didn't hear any reviews the day before release, and was pleasantly surprised to find out that it was one of the best games that year.
While I'm still cautious when I don't hear reviews the day before release of a game, I like to remember South Park as an example that sometimes it isn't always a PR move.
@C-H-E-F: Not sure if trolling, or just wrong.
No idea why you think that way, when XCOM: Enemy Unknown was on last gen consoles, and XCOM2 doesn't exactly push the envelope that much beyond it.
Right, I don't think this is really an ethical or legal issue. The only problem I have with it is when it comes to reviews being done based on the pre-release version, which could impact sales. Think about the Master Chief Collection, which had a huge day one patch, and matchmaking was still spotty for months. Eventually they fixed it and it was awesome, but had it not been a major franchise like Halo, and didn't have Microsoft's backing, it could have had a huge impact on sales. ...
Straight from the 1.03 patch notes:
"If you had an early copy somehow, your save game will technically work post update, but you will miss out on new content and experiences if you don’t delete your save before updating"
http://www.no-mans-sky.com/...
That's not as headline grabbing as "saves won't work" I suppose, but it's also accurate,...
There's nothing I hate more than a slideshow article.
South Park: The Stick of Truth had no reviews prior to release day. It ended up being GOTY for a lot of sites. More recently Doom had no reviews until release day either, and it ended up being a solid game.
I'm guessing we'll see reviews up on Monday, but I'm not expecting this game to set the world on fire either. I've watched a couple of the streams though, and it looks like it will still be interesting to me.
Its a bad idea, but doom? Hardly. Xbox is a strong brand for Microsoft. Its not going anywhere.
Because EA likes money?
Good thing I believe everything I read on the internet, otherwise I might just ask for some proof to back up his claim.
@medman: Tell it to Donald Trump's fur sink.
So now you're resorting to outright lying? I understand having an opinion, or a preference. That's logical, people can like what they want, doesn't bother me. But spreading blatant misinformation is taking things to another level. I'd like to see whatever "reports" you're talking about. If you can produce one from even a marginally legitimate source, I will eat the shirt I'm wearing right now.
And again, YOU calling someone a shill is laughable. Look at your comment history.
Because it's a game that's been released in the last 10 years?
@PsylentKiller: Exactly. Features get added all the time, and as big a space geek as Sean Murray is, I wouldn't be surprised if we saw them eventually. That said, it's not like you can land on them either, so it would be cosmetic, I suppose.