Gabe Newell on why game delays are okay: 'Late is just for a little while. Suck is forever.'

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Gabe Newell on why game delays are okay: 'Late is just for a little while. Suck is forever.'
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But he's also president of one of the richest companies in the industry because he always said this.

And while your point is valid for smaller studios, it feels like it's usually used by the big ones that do have the resources, but would rather give more money to investors.

Yeah, no one has a problem with small indie groups doing early access, aka terraria, rimworld, factorio, minecraft. It's about keeping expectations in check and having a good fun base game.

Rogue Legacy 2 had a great early access in part because it was regular releases with a lot of communication and they set great expectations for it. I knew what I got myself into and had a blast trying each new area as it came out.