Steam is rolling out a subtle but significant change to how Early Access games are presented—and it might just shake things up for developers and players alike. Could this be the push developers need to stick to their roadmaps? Or will it lead to hasty updates that miss the mark? Let's dive into what we know so far and the questions that remain.https://www.notebookcheck.net/Valve-cracks-down-on-abandonware-with-shadow-dropped-Steam-feature.958618.0.html
I think I am the opposite market here... I wait until games are 4+years old, cost $10 or less, and have patches that make the game playable.
Too many games to screw with alpha/beta software.
Good. This is needed for sure I can think of one publisher/developer who's entire portfolio is literally this.
Looking at you Snail games & Wildcard..
Quote from: What's in a name on February 09, 2025, 22:36:01Good. This is needed for sure I can think of one publisher/developer who's entire portfolio is literally this.
Looking at you Snail games & Wildcard..
I was just thinking the same thing when I was reading the article.
Good to know I wasn't the only one.
Good.
Too many vaporware projects out there.
Deve should have some semblance of a plan
Steam should just remove all early access that does not receive updates for 3 months. Not only that is that a security risk but also it's very lame programmers too. Like wrf
Quote from: Nobe on February 10, 2025, 22:03:48Steam should just remove all early access that does not receive updates for 3 months. Not only that is that a security risk but also it's very lame programmers too. Like wrf
^^^ This ^^^
Plus refund anyone that purchased the 'abandonware' in the first place. :)
Don't get me wrong, I like the IDEA of 'early access' and providing feedback to developers so that hopefully they can create better games (ala paying to be an alpha tester) however the expectation ALWAYS is that the developer actually RELEASES a game!!!