Um, do you seriously think that a computer game needs a $700,000,000+ budget?
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Lol, found it...
As a bonus Mike is totally wrong on the quarterly release schedule not being a thing then. (The one saving grace he tries to lay down, before returning to eviscerating them righteously over Citcon 2016. And how everything that's wrong about it is still wrong in 2022...)
Here's Chris at the time:
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All of that fantasy was supposed to come in the next year, 2017...
Back in the day they had the money to hire quality astroturf, now they're down to green felt.
I never expected to say that, but I almost miss Mr Nowak
Shiny eyed serenades to future space lands (and the iterative glory of Twitch streamers) was kinda preferable yeah
Long-form and absurd.
But hey, one prediction scalp at a time...
Maybe we'll get a guy who makes fun SC videos next time?
Brutal, honest, simple. I like it. If you throw a towel over it I can maybe even live with it.I never expected to say that, but I almost miss Mr Nowak
Sandi is the big, unrecognised comedic master mime?
Ha ha ha I love Mike.
Looked that stream further SaltEMike seems to be pretty gloomy..."not much to do in this game..." and so on.Lol, oh please someone clip that
In the meantime, here is his considered view:
Source: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1275378825?t=0h31m2s
Always good to get the opinion of a long-time backer
To be honest, if Star Citizen ever gets to point where it has multiple gaming loops working at least same than EDO, and becomes "normal game" without macro transactions, and no wipes, I would consider buying it. For price of a normal game. But well as things are I see that possibility pretty far fetched.
He's run hot and cold on the game for years though.
2 Computer games, SC & Squadron 42. EA makes´over 800 mil a year, as I have said time and time again, 400 million over the course of a decade is absolutely nothing.
How many games EA releases per year? And is this "makes over" their profit or just rough sales. (Probably first)
Answered to my own question, they released at 2021 NINE games.
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EA actually releases tons of games. SC does not.
It is really not about how much money a company can make or spend to do the stuff it does. But rather about how little can a company do (say, zero products in 10 years) with the money it is given.
400 million over a decade is still absolutely nothing. No matter if they released a game or not.
Well that depends on viewpoint. My city managed to spend over five years 200 million for biowaste composting utility that did not work. Voters got pretty angry
Politicians did not try THAT explanation Viajero
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400$ million for just SC/SQ42? It is a monstrous amount of money by any standard, (discount marketing spend and the monstrosity that is SC is even worst) especially when considering that with all of that money wasted there is still no product released after 10+ years.
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Now you are going to conflate earnings and production costs?
Also, no, these are not two games really. Same assets, same game systems, same mechanics, animations etc. (which shows BTW how far away Squadron 42 is). The only partially bespoke parts of SQ42, are mocaps and videos.
To quote another typical argument: tHey liteRAlly ReuSe ThE EngINe anD ASSets!!11!