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Gabe Newell on why game delays are okay: 'Late is just for a little while. Suck is forever.' (www.pcgamer.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Half-Life was delayed a full year past its original release date, and Valve has no regrets.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Reminds me of that one Miyamoto quote

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Not actually said by Miyamoto, at least not originally. Turns out it was said by Ellen Beeman of Origin (Wing Commander II, etc.)
https://www.resetera.com/threads/solved-if-miyamoto-never-said-his-most-famous-quote-who-did-acriticalhit.787275/

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The problem is so many studios are owned by publicly traded companies. Those companies expect, nay, demand that product ships during the quarter it was supposed to lest they face the stockholders' wrath.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Gaben with the wisdom of experience.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I generally like Valve's approach when it comes to Steam, but as far as game development goes they are more on the "late is forever" side of things.

I like his stance towards realism. People confuse it with believability, when believability is more about having internally consistent rules.