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Is it just me or does it feel like most games these days are being rushed? The reason being for me to ask you this question is that most games released nowadays does not feel like finished products.
I don't wish to bash any gameseries but lets look at the popular game franchise Call of duty. As most of you know in 2010 activision released the highly anticipated game Call of duty Black ops. and it wasn't necceserily a bad game but it was this one thing that bothered me. And that is that the game was practically released unfinished. There was lag in every single game lobby, the pc version could barely even be downloaded and the ps3 version was incrdibly laggy as well. This issue took the company activision months to fix. My question to them is really? is that how you threat your customers? you release a version of a game that is almost unplayable and a game that requiries several patches to even be playable?
I mean i get it. you obviousely want to release your game on time so that you do not dissapoint your customers. But i think most companies in general should not release a game that is not finished.
If you truly wish to succeed then you should probably alteast polish it first
If you look at smaller and less popular games like metro 2033 (Awesome game btw) games like this is in general not released before it's ready. And that's awesome, because that means that when it's released it's Perfect.
I also do not like that the campaign in most games are so short. This is also an issue related to the release rush. I dont care if it takes 3 years or 6 years. Just take your time, make a good story, a lag free multiplayer, and last but not least an enjoyable game.
Before i wrap this post up i just wanted to say that Call of duty is a highly likeable franchise. And there are positive things that activision does but i wanted to express my opinion and/or concern about the general game marketplace.
