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[norinrad21]

Jeez, Nintendo couldn't do it, Sony couldn't do it either, but some how MS seems to get their games in all regions on time.

How do they do it? Euro xbox owners don't seem to have to wait ages before receiving their games. MS releases games in Europe almost around the same time as they do in the US.

 

[sc0la]

Its called "they ship more software to market all over the world every year than the others do in five*"






*statistic is entirely fictional

 

[jedimike]

hmmm... maybe because they are a US based company.

 

[Chittagong]

It's they're called global processes. Only Microsoft and Nokia have such. Sony and Nintendo have regional silos not cooperating.

 

[open_mouth_]

Because Microsoft is #1

EDIT: And who says Microsoft isn't good for the industry?? They're the best thing to happen to this stagnant industry since Sony entered with the Playstation

 

[Suerte]

Gah, it'd be nice if worldwide release days became more common next generation.

 

[Chittagong]

there is really no excuse for not doing global releases other than market place optimization.

if you plan your development properly and factor in sufficient localization, testing and cert times, you can do it with no effort. but nintendo, for one, does not localize all it's products by default. instead, they make rush decisions on which games to localize, resulting in stupid shit like Animal Crossing being released this month in Europe. bad management, nothing else!

 

[SKluck]

Most US-based companies seem to be able to do this very easily. For example, most PC games. Nintendo and Sony slow down the process for US-based releases on their consoles, yet MS just moves it right along.

Odd.

 

[Funky Papa]

there is really no excuse for not doing global releases other than market place optimization.

if you plan your development properly and factor in sufficient localization, testing and cert times, you can do it with no effort. but nintendo, for one, does not localize all it's products by default. instead, they make rush decisions on which games to localize, resulting in stupid shit like Animal Crossing being released this month in Europe. bad management, nothing else!

I've been telling this forever. If you look at the PC business and exclude the approval process it is not so different. Localization and local bug testing can and should be done while in production, not after.

Hot example: Look at the Bungie updates on Halo 2 to see how this works.

 

[GaimeGuy]

I've been telling this forever. If you look at the PC business and exclude the approval process it is not so different. Localization and local bug testing can and should be done while in production, not after.

Hot example: Look at the Bungie updates on Halo 2 to see how this works.

Speaking of Halo, how about that Halo PC port that took 2 years to release and was complete shit?

 

[Funky Papa]

That has nothing to do with this issue. Totally different things.

 

[evilromero]

Because Microsoft is #1

EDIT: And who says Microsoft isn't good for the industry?? They're the best thing to happen to this stagnant industry since Sony entered with the Playstation

I disagree. I thought the industry was utterly fantasic from the SNES to N64. Games like DKC, Yoshi's Island, Mario 64, Pilotwings 64 and Wave Race 64 didn't just happen on accident. But whatever. It's all behind us now and I have to live with this "stench" that is Microsoft and Sony. See two can play at this game.

 

[Ambience]

I'm sure Nintendo could aswell, but the truth is, Nintendo only care about the US/JAP market. What title and when they release it (to the rest of the world) is drawn from a hat.

 

[Prine]

I disagree. I thought the industry was utterly fantasic from the SNES to N64. Games like DKC, Yoshi's Island, Mario 64, Pilotwings 64 and Wave Race 64 didn't just happen on accident. But whatever. It's all behind us now and I have to live with this "stench" that is Microsoft and Sony. See two can play at this game.

Noway, £50 a game, using carts, slooooooooooow release dates for PAL gamers, long gaps until decent games were released. I hated that part of the N64/SNES period (games were awesome though)

Sony and MS = Good for the industry. Thank god for both of them