"Jussi Koukku" > kirjoitti
om...
> On Wed, 3 Nov 2004 10:49:50 +0200, "Jussi" > wrote
> something like:
>
>>I think I have to download the pirate version of german game. I want to
>>play
>>it now, not 2005!
>
> I wanted to play it now too, but instead of stealing it, I bought it
> from amazon.de. Should be here in 5 - 9 working days. Cost me 5EUR
> more than the listed price at playerone.fi.

As I said, I will buy the enlish version. I don't want to buy same game two
times

>
>>There is no sense from developer to publish the german version first. When
>>the english version come out I will buy it but I think many people will
>>not
>>becouse of this stupid realease politic.
>
> Developers don't publish games, publishers do. And AFAIK Simbin
> doesn't even have a worldwide publisher yet. 10tacel (german
> publisher) decided to publish the german version of the game earlier
> as it won't hurt the later sales of the english version. Germany is a
> rather large market are, and apparently racing games sell very well
> over there. So it makes perfect sense to publish GTR in Germany soon
> as possible. I don't like it any more than you do, but it still makes
> sense...

I think publishing game wordwide same time will make more money to
developers and publishers.
>
> BTW, if they would've signed a publisher well in advance, the game
> might have been in the shops earlier, but it might have been totally
> different kind of game (console, all arcade... in worst case
> scenario). What I'm trying to say is that publishers usually have
> quite a lot to say in game development, and the way Simbin chose to
> make GTR (independently) was IMO a good way.

I have been waiting for this game so long and I expected that game will be
realased in november....
Now they tell as that it will be realased in February 2005. That gets me
angry

> - Jussi Koukku -