Think about the 'smart and well-paid' minds on the XBOX publishing side. The resources for playtesting, QA, art, and design. For them to allow Redfall to release in that/this state would have gotten many of them fired at other companies.
Wondering how long it will take Starfield to become the 'must play' game. Would love to have them deliver on the hype by December.
I will buy it at $34.99 on Black Friday...fair price.
Management has to share the blame for this... poor planning and budgeting. Big Tech and Gaming leadership teams seem immune to the consequences of their mistakes.
Agreed... GTA VI your move!
But Jim has the last laugh... He is probably worth $25-50 million and is assuredly getting $$$ to leave early.
The is how the C-suite game works - you get paid regardless of performance and public perception.
Again, another tech company that through bad leadership decisions has laid off hundreds. Where is the accountability to the senior leadership?! At the very least, the C Suite and V suite should not get bonuses this year. Frankly, a few should be fired as well for this debacle. Reminds me of Phil and his Xbox team...massive failures - no repercussions.
Regardless of his perceived faults, he is a very wealthy man. Cut from the Bobby Kotick cloth...but not as filthy rich.
Good, I have been missing the ratings for games in the store.
Planning to dive into SF in late November, after the big patches hit.
Phil and his VP team are incredibly fortunate (skilled really) that their core skill is keeping their jobs while performing like crap over the last five years. No accountabilty.
All, finished the main story last year (saw four different endings). For the expansion, for those who finished it previously, what are your playthrough plans? Start new - play from a previous save - play PL as your end game character?
Day one for me, the Like a Dragon design pivot really grabbed my undivided attention.
The XBOX leadership team under Phil has been horrid over the last 5 years. Yet, they keep their jobs and become filthy rich. Something is rotten in Redmond. #failures
505 games has a TERRIBLE track record with game publishing. Leadership is sub-par.
It does make you question the integrity of those early reviews that were 10/10. 7/10 at launch is totally fair...it will hit a 9/10 in three to four months.
All, for those who finished the game, what is your play strategy for the update and expansion? For time reasons, I can't replay the whole game again. My plan was to load a save when I was level 14 and start there.
Would replace my white shell, but the price from Sony is still $20 over the fair price.
Great news...I have been waiting for this to hit PS5.
Bobby K. is going to get his $350 million. :-(