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Steam now warns about Early Access that have not been updated in months. (bsky.app)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Excellent feature. One of the first things I check anyways when buying early access games is when the last news post was.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

So be it, but at some point they need to shit or get off the pot, and way too many games are just staying early access.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What's the problem with staying in early access? It's not like the games are squatting on welfare. Do they get anything from Steam beyond a placard that says "my game ain't finished"?

The only thing is people deflecting criticism because of the "early access" tag. But if you want to introduce arbitrary term limits so you can win internet arguments about video game developer malfeasance, then you've lost me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Yeah, I think this would be a useful feature for games out of early access, too. It's not as important (because not all games need updates) but it would be a nice plus to show how long it's been since the last minor and major updates.

Maybe also add a standardized spot for possible features with various levels of confidence and ETAs (along with history so it's easy to see when a feature has been "promised soon" for years). Devs could address common complaints in reviews this way, rather than replying to a few and hoping those are the ones people see, plus the nightmare of updating those replies if things like timeline change.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I definitely agree. Part of me wants to say the few gems that come out of it make it worth it