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minus-squaredangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoWhat is a AAA game? A game released by a large publisher? Is that the only criteria? Then the answer is “money”. If a AAA game has to meet some level of quality control before it’s called AAA, why is Ubisoft and EA considered AAA?
minus-squareDaxtron2@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoIt really comes down to money more than anything. Quality factors in very little. More marketing, higher budgets, larger teams.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoI agree and disagree at the same time here. AAA should and used to signify a higher level of quality. Lately, though, it seems like they finally realized they could shovel shit and still turn a buck.
minus-squareDaxtron2@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoYeah it definitely should be higher quality with all that money, but like you said, the rot of corporatism really fucks that up.
What is a AAA game? A game released by a large publisher? Is that the only criteria? Then the answer is “money”.
If a AAA game has to meet some level of quality control before it’s called AAA, why is Ubisoft and EA considered AAA?
It really comes down to money more than anything. Quality factors in very little. More marketing, higher budgets, larger teams.
I agree and disagree at the same time here. AAA should and used to signify a higher level of quality. Lately, though, it seems like they finally realized they could shovel shit and still turn a buck.
Yeah it definitely should be higher quality with all that money, but like you said, the rot of corporatism really fucks that up.