alessandro to PC GamingEnglish · 7 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-squaremysticpicklelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 days agoHow does a company exercise “creative control” when there is no discernable creativity to be seen?
minus-squarealessandroOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 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_AddictlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 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.