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Maybe I just didn't notice it before, but it seems like more and more games are doing the "Early Access" release on Steam where they more or less sell you a game that is admittedly in an Alpha or at best Beta stage, and then you pay to be their guinea pig and bug test the game for them.
Some people like this concept because they get into a game earlier and sometimes can actually influence the developers as they tune/polish the game.
My big gripe is that some games go into Early Access and stay there for years with no timeline defined for a true release.
7 Days to Die has been in Early Access seemingly since it was stable enough to play and basically every time they release an update, it breaks your game, often it revamps the game quite a bit, and you must start anew. I like playing it, it is a fun game, but I am unsure if it is best for games to be developed like this.
I am on the fence about the concept, what does everyone else think?
Some people like this concept because they get into a game earlier and sometimes can actually influence the developers as they tune/polish the game.
My big gripe is that some games go into Early Access and stay there for years with no timeline defined for a true release.
7 Days to Die has been in Early Access seemingly since it was stable enough to play and basically every time they release an update, it breaks your game, often it revamps the game quite a bit, and you must start anew. I like playing it, it is a fun game, but I am unsure if it is best for games to be developed like this.
I am on the fence about the concept, what does everyone else think?