I read something - I think it was a comment, and not on this forum, but I'm not sure.
Do you think the reason we have to pay to beta test new games is because publishers are so paranoid about leakage when alpha/beta clients are released to testers that they just chuck the game out the door after a very short period of time, no matter what state it's in?
(comment said that stalker testers got ONE week to test before it was officially released/went gold).
Just about every new release these days has a fairly big patch to fix several MAJOR issues about a week after it hits the shelves.
Should we be paying for this "priviledge" or is there anything else that can be done to ensure we the paying gamers get a quality product in the first place?
Do you think the reason we have to pay to beta test new games is because publishers are so paranoid about leakage when alpha/beta clients are released to testers that they just chuck the game out the door after a very short period of time, no matter what state it's in?
(comment said that stalker testers got ONE week to test before it was officially released/went gold).
Just about every new release these days has a fairly big patch to fix several MAJOR issues about a week after it hits the shelves.
Should we be paying for this "priviledge" or is there anything else that can be done to ensure we the paying gamers get a quality product in the first place?