N21
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Minecraft, Super Meat Boy, PUBG, Undertale and Rocket League have all done this.
I have acknowledge those games already. I doubt games like Armello, SOMA and many others will see the same success like the ones you mentioned. Why? Because the interest of those games have waned.
6 months late is better than never
And there are countless examples of games doing well despite a staggered release, your post is steeped in ignorance.
6 months is okay and I don't mind an exclusive deal, but after 6 months and no deal, I've probably lost interest and I don't doubt many have too.
That is still ignorance.
Not every Dev needs to be a mega hit to find success on a platform.
Indie Devs often don't have the luxury of launching on multiple platforms day one due to things like staff, budget, marketing, platform knowledge etc.
Also how do you want them truly to know how enticing their game is without launching first.
Just imagining Rocket League not launching first on PS4/PC because of them not having the budget to do the XB1 version. In that instance they not only would of likely ran out of money before they would have completed the XB1 version they may not have found the same success they did at the time they would have launched waiting to complete the Xbox port.
Alternatively if they did find the same success would they have been able to keep the game alive in the same way they did with the PC/PS4 due to vastly underestimating their success and having to rewrite their network setup among other things. More than likely not because if you watching the noclips interviews you will see they just about got by with the complications at launch with PC/PS4 adding another platform to the mix would have been an even bigger disaster.
Rocket League was a success due to its uniqueness and that was enticing enough for the other platforms to wait. Many games don't have that luxury and never will. Also, the fact that a developer can have the audacity to charge me the same price they charged someone else 6months - 2 years ago is laughable.