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I would love it if the CEO announced a release date and the board removed them because the company's revenue is entirely based on never releasing the game
Capitalism innovates, and the innovation is billions off the promise of maybe, someday, a game MIGHT come out!
Comparing this to how venture capitalists do their due-diligence before investing, and regularly check fundamentals and viability of their investment after that: In many aspects they serve as additional directors.
Star Citizen makes a good case-study for why regulation is needed when mass-markets are addressed: Individuals are not granted that insight easily, the power-gradient is extremely tilted.
Also, but that’s just me, the press should get serious and start the clock on every game once it’s collecting money from the public: Doesn’t matter if you call it beta, alpha, early release—after N years your grace period is up, a line drawn; review and score whatever is tangible.
Why bother waiting, review and score it the instant they're taking money from the public. Charging people to be your beta testers is a ridiculous tactic