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Originally Posted by ForUntoOblivionSoar∞ |
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CD Projekt Red is there to make money. That didn't stop them from making a masterpiece, despite having people leave when they were told the standard they were going for was too high for their own tastes. Read this response to Glassdoor comments of people who left:
SOME managers and brass in charge of studios/developers are willing to put in the hard work and effort to make a great game (and force their employees to as well). SOME, who are ALSO there to make money, do not mind tearing down something and rebuilding it to make it better. That angered some employees who left, so much so that they posted badly on glass door.
And you know what? The Witcher 3 is an absolute MASTERPIECE. So GOOD JOB CD Projekt Red on not taking the easy way out.
Bottom line: making money and striving to make a quality game that isn't just about money is not a mutually exclusive proposition.
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Re-inventing the wheel is not a necessity, and to do so for the sake of doing it, is just wasteful. I cannot really comment on Witcher 3 because I do not like that series. I am a World of Warcraft fan. In other open world games I prefer the true sandbox games like those produced by Rock Star.
With that, I believe Witcher 3 saw a profit, after all work, of about $35 million US dollars. They gained a positive reputation going forward, which is a bonus. Moving forward though, they cannot rely on sinking that much into a game, over such a long period of time. Unless they have other sources of revenue. Inventing the wheel is excellent, but only when the risks can be reduced or there are few alternate options. I do not know anything about the next Wither but will they sink as much into that project? Are they taking the Rock Star road?
We do have to remember, Madden is a football game which is on a much tighter schedule. They do not have the luxury of taking 5 years to create the next installment like a Rock Star can.. It has been how long since Red Dead Redemption 1? and GTA V has been out 5 years. But they live off micro-transactions in GTA V also.
I do agree with your conclusion. Quality and revenue are not exclusive.