It seems like management is the same almost everywhere. Bad.
How many executives and powerful managers are there at CDPR and how many of them have significant development experience?
Another aspect is the timing with Christmas.
I think it came down to getting $400 million now for a buggy beta version or admitting it's not done and either delaying again or offering a partial refund to preorders.
So the right thing to do might have been to release a beta version for people who wanted it, say it's a beta, and give people back $10 or something. Because if you say it's not finished, people are not going to want to pay the full $60.
So I think it comes down to money. You would need a really strong person to suggest that they do something that could reduce the income by $80 million or something. Maybe that person doesn't exist. But if they do then I doubt they would be a manager. They would be a builder.
How many executives and powerful managers are there at CDPR and how many of them have significant development experience?
Another aspect is the timing with Christmas.
I think it came down to getting $400 million now for a buggy beta version or admitting it's not done and either delaying again or offering a partial refund to preorders.
So the right thing to do might have been to release a beta version for people who wanted it, say it's a beta, and give people back $10 or something. Because if you say it's not finished, people are not going to want to pay the full $60.
So I think it comes down to money. You would need a really strong person to suggest that they do something that could reduce the income by $80 million or something. Maybe that person doesn't exist. But if they do then I doubt they would be a manager. They would be a builder.