I wish Suicide Squad had a day one patch... (Gaming)

by CruelLEGACEY , Toronto, Monday, August 08, 2016, 13:05 (3029 days ago) @ breitzen

But seriously, it's not like movies don't do this kind of thing with thier physical release. Directors Cut, Extended Edition, ect.

On top of that, we have like 100 years of experience making movies. The process itself has been so refined and standardized that it is much easier for a studio to predict, to the week or possibly even the day, how long it will take to make a movie. And unexpected stuff still happens and plans change and things go wrong all the time, but the average movie gets made more or less on time and on budget.

Games are different. The technology is changing so fast that the process hasn't had time to really solidify. Every 5-6 years, developers need to learn a whole bunch of new tech from scratch. Movies are a bit like this too, but nowhere close to the same degree. Games from 15 years ago look almost nothing like games made today, while movies haven't changed nearly as much because the medium itself is far more mature.