Terraria keeps getting updates because it keeps selling

GamerKick@lemm.eebanned from community to Gaming@beehaw.org – 1 points – Terraria keeps getting updates because it keeps selling
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Its creator, Andrew Spinks, explains that the enormous success of the title prevents him from abandoning the project permanently, since there is still demand.

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I know the scale is different but I'm surprised more AAA companies don't take note. You don't need to have to most polished game out the door but the fundamentals DO need to be there and you can iterate and make money.

"But why work on the fundamentals when you can just not do that and still make money?"

– EA, probably

Thing is, they'd ask for even more money for all those expansions they'd label the iterations as.

Also, AAA publishers only read this part:

You don't need to have to most polished game