I'm starting to become concerned about how quickly games become classic games or are released in Budget ranges!

I, being a sports game fan, have spent most of the year wondering whether to buy Madden 2004. When I finally did it was in the EA Classics range. Now I don't mind cos I got it for less but it seems ridiculous that a game with the year 2004 in it's title can be released as a classic game before that year is even over! :blink:

There are numerous examples of this sort of thing. Why? How can a game that has only been on the shelves a few months be considered classic? :crazy:

maybe by calssic they mean that it was bought x times <_<

No it's a sales method. They aren't selling very many copies, so they label it as classic, so people now think "oh it's a classic, it's a must have". But of course this does not work.

Especially if the game isn't that well made like many today...

Also at first they set up a high price, but if they are unable to sell enough copies they have to lower the price somehow. It looks better if you say it's a classic - so you get a discout. I mean saying - it's half prise because we wanna get rid off it isn't the best known selling technique.

Ok so the question is this - why release the rubbish they often do in the first place? :blink:

But having seen the previous posts maybe it is time for them to take them from full price to abandoned straight away :Brain: ... (we can but dream!)

Because when releasing a game you can't be sure how well it will do. If they think it has a chance of getting a good amount of sales they will release it.

I think the major companies have contracts with smaller ones and they have to produce a certain number of games... It's like that with movies (mostly b-rated pictures).
The real question is - why are they making games at all! Are they just trying to make a buck or are they trying to give quality entertainment to the masses (like Sid Meier).

Today more to make money. Exceptions are, like usually, available. ;)

...and Peter Molyneux, Brian Fargo...
we cannot forget them!!! :ranting: