Re: Elusive Game Producers?

Zomoniac wibbled in this way:

> On 2006-01-30 22:27:23 +0000, Chris F <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> said:
>
>> On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 21:14:56 +0000, "Hughes." <fullstop@xxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> google@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>>> I thought the developer gave two fingers to the industry after
>>>> no-one bought Stranger's Wrath?
>>>>
>>>
>>> The two reports I read stated Lanning was pissed off because EA
>>> stopped pushing the game as soon as the PS2 version was canned, and
>>> the other, rather contradictory, report stated the decision to can
>>> the PS2 version was taken by EA itself, because it didn't want to
>>> stagger the launch on the 2 different consoles by 5 months.
>>>
>>> Why that should be I have no idea, IIRC THQ launched the X-Box and
>>> PS2 versions of Full Spectrum Warrior nearly a year apart and I'm
>>> not aware of the world ending or plagues of locusts occurring as a
>>> result.
>>>
>> aye, but i think there was some sort of exclusivity on FSW, as it was
>> originally touted as "only for xbox"
>>
>> EA ALWAYS release multiformat games simultaneously, seems to be part
>> of their marketing strategy.
>>
>> can't think of any games where this hasn't been true in recent years.
>
> Burnout Revenge 360 isn't out yet :)
>

and i think the 360 Godfather game is delayed beyond the standard
platforms too..

--
David

I can see my house from here
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