alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 9 days agoEA pinky promises to 'maintain creative control' in its post-buyout era, but the list of 'cultural values' it plans to keep doesn't mean much at allwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down11
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minus-squaremysticpickle@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 days agoHow does a company exercise “creative control” when there is no discernable creativity to be seen?
minus-squarealessandro@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoThey fire the developer who says “2+2=4” and hire the one who says “2+2=5”… then the hired developer is absolutely free to say his/her “5” anytime they want until EA doesn’t roll a new formula. (they is fire&hire again)
minus-squareBluegrass_Addict@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoThat’s just from all the success of the control.
How does a company exercise “creative control” when there is no discernable creativity to be seen?
They fire the developer who says “2+2=4” and hire the one who says “2+2=5”… then the hired developer is absolutely free to say his/her “5” anytime they want until EA doesn’t roll a new formula. (they is fire&hire again)
That’s just from all the success of the control.