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What is The Cost of an Early Release?

Posted by Zonk on from the easier-to-ask-forgiveness.. dept.

Everguide writes "Sony Online Entertainment recently announced that they would be releasing EverQuest 2 on November 8th, ahead of their main competition World of Warcraft (last predicted release date: Week of November 22). SOE is notorious for launching games with content that is not finished or buggy, and Blizzard is known for at times delaying a game just to work out minor bugs. Is it worth launching a game early, yet buggy, to grab market share from the competition? I know the Themis group thinks a poor launch can cost a company millions of dollars but will the benefit of launching early exceed the costs?"

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  1. What is the cost of an early release? by Muad'Dave · · Score: 4, Funny

    What is the cost of an early release?

    The respect of your girlfriend?

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    1. Re:What is the cost of an early release? by koi88 · · Score: 3, Funny


      The respect of your girlfriend?

      Respect of your, umm, girlfriend?
      I looked this one up. As I realize most readers will be confused, too, I provide the link to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girlfriend
      Seems to be a kind of a buddy, but more female. Strange idea.

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  2. That's easy! by Just+Some+Guy · · Score: 2, Funny

    $200 at the local massage parlor, plus tip.

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