the game would not be ready in time, and that they still had a lot of
work to do.
It's a huge miscalculation to think a game is two months away when its
been 8 months, and likely to be even longer.
It is also felt that they used the unfortunate leak of source code as a
scapegoat to blame the delays on, when in truth with or without the leak
of source code the game would not have been ready on time.
Doom 3 isn't released yet, but ID doesn't have these press problems
because they have always maintained that they were still working on the
game and that it wasn't close to completion.
Valve last year, on the other hand, led people to believe that the game
would be out in a few months.
And perhaps this benefited their business partner ATI as people may have
rushed to purchase new ATI video cards in anticipation.
So there's reason to think it was not just an errant release date, but
something that was calculated.
And that's where the discontent and the anger comes from.
-Gel
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Davis
Personally I prefer a company that's willing to admit a game isn't up to
snuff and keep it on the bench until it's truly ready.
Valve can, as long as I'm concerned, ignore all of the criticism and
release
the game they promised not matter how long it takes. I don't want
another
"Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness" on my shelf.
I find the real trouble is that the press and partners force these
companies
to make dates. Then they crucify them when those forced estimates are
found to be wrong.
Jim Davis
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