big corps trying to hurt cdpr?

[Garrison72]

Harrison23: That is awesome.

I agree.

 

[dragonbird]

I think u misunderstand what i am saying here Etainee. I agree that max profit and that is true but i am not implying that they r afraid to release on the same day as cdpr (honestly i think the oppsite. I believe that was the REAL reason for the delay of the witcher in Nov...Skyrim) But that they r trying to set things up so that people focus their arrention on their product and not buy the little guys project....u really dont think the big guys dont think like that....I want to live in ur world

I think that they released in November so that the reviews would be out on time for the GOTY votes, they were still on time for Christmas, but that any issues people had with the game would be too late to affect either the awards or their holiday sales. It worked, and was a sound marketing tactic (yeah, call me cynical ).

I don't think that Bethesda would consider CDPR a threat. Sure, both CDPR and Beth make fantasy-based RPGs, but I think they still both attract different kinds of player, so an awful lot of people who like one probably wouldn't like the other much. And those who do like both, would probably buy both. And as has already been said, the high publicity of a Bethesda launch probably helps sales of all RPGs, not just their own.

Bioware? Maybe. There's been enough anecdotal evidence that Bioware do consider CDPR a threat, but the close proximity of the DA2 and TW2 launches probably helped CDPR more than it helped Bioware. If Bioware has any sense (which they may not), they would stay well away from synchronising any activity with CDPR's, as comparison usually goes the wrong way for them.

 

[227]

I'm posting in this thread. Clearly my post has nothing to do with me being on an internet forum and such an event being inevitable, but is instead part of a calculated plot to overshadow your original post. Clearly.

And what's with the sun always rising when I wake up? It must be trying to steal my thunder.

 

[username_3583708]

ty dragon u r right about beth...and Bioware..BEWARE

 

[Garrison72]

I think that they released in November so that the reviews would be out on time for the GOTY votes, they were still on time for Christmas, but that any issues people had with the game would be too late to affect either the awards or their holiday sales. It worked, and was a sound marketing tactic (yeah, call me cynical ).

I don't think that Bethesda would consider CDPR a threat. Sure, both CDPR and Beth make fantasy-based RPGs, but I think they still both attract different kinds of player, so an awful lot of people who like one probably wouldn't like the other much. And those who do like both, would probably buy both. And as has already been said, the high publicity of a Bethesda launch probably helps sales of all RPGs, not just their own.

Bioware? Maybe. There's been enough anecdotal evidence that Bioware do consider CDPR a threat, but the close proximity of the DA2 and TW2 launches probably helped CDPR more than it helped Bioware. If Bioware has any sense (which they may not), they would stay well away from synchronising any activity with CDPR's, as comparison usually goes the wrong way for them.

Well, this and the fact Bethesda does appear to have better ethics and artistic integrity than Bioware, despite the latter flinging that term around for their benefit.

 

[KnightofPhoenix]

If Bioware has any sense (which they may not), they would stay well away from synchronising any activity with CDPR's, as comparison usually goes the wrong way for them.

I think that it what they are doing.

We saw Biodevs stating that they are willing to learn from Skyrim. No such statement was made, to my knowledge, with regards to TW2.

Why? Because they can still pull out the "but we focus on story" card when mentioning Skyrim and because they wouldn't want to advertize TW2 (while Skyrim is the giant elephant in the room).

 

[Seboist]

There's no need for them to bring up TW2 when it's already embarrassing that non-rpgs wipe the floor with Bioware when it comes to story or C&C.

 

[80maxwell08]

As someone with a PS3 and a copy of Skyrim, all I can say to that is trolololol Windows ME looks like carefully planned software compared to that

(also, all the forum bits & pieces are working again, huzzah)

Hey I didn't say they were good with their time. I just said they took their time. Considering Oblivion came out in 2006 I would say that is an accurate statement.

 

[username_2093396]

Hey I didn't say they were good with their time. I just said they took their time. Considering Oblivion came out in 2006 I would say that is an accurate statement.

They also made Fallout 3 which came out in 2009, so three years per game seems pretty normal to me for a bigger studio that doesn't have to rush something out the door every year.

 

[Adonai-]

Hey I didn't say they were good with their time. I just said they took their time. Considering Oblivion came out in 2006 I would say that is an accurate statement.

That's fair. They don't rush out their patches either

I kid. As for Bioware...just goes to show, you're only as good as your last game. Before DA2 & ME3 came out, they were the king. Now they're about as popular as Activision...

 

[green_abobo]

screw that..we'll lynch them!!!

 

[jaxbox]

I think that they were afraid of the prospect of a mostly independent studio overtaking them in PC sales with Witchers 1&2. Now with the Xbox 360 release I see stocks in adult diapers going up. I bet Bioware is regretting selling them the license to use the Neverwinter engine.

 

[yayodeanno.831]

Thinking that big USA based studios feel threathened by a small european developer is just wishful thinking, I think