5 times video games were missing promised features at launch
Sometimes video games can be too ambitious for their own good. During development or even marketing, game developers make bold claims to pull in crowds. And as a general rule of thumb, they should not lie or make any false promises to do that. But if only things were so simple.
More often than not, devs do go on to pad their video games by promising certain enticing aspects to pull in players to buy the game during launch. This misleading of the player base has been quite a point of contention by gamers due to them feeling tricked by the game makers.
Many such instances have been when video games promised various features but, upon launch, fell quite short of these claims leading to a host of negative feedback and players demanding refunds. Here are five such times when games didn't live up to their promises.
Note: This article reflects the writer's opinion.
While missing promised features at launch can sound bad enough, Battlefield 2042 went beyond that by having missing features that were there in their previous video games. Player backlash was predominantly the major concern during those early days, as the game was nearly unplayable when it was released.
Missing features included things like game modes that were standard for multiplayer outings in 2021 and a host of other multiplayer issues like server browsing being absent and a spectator mode. Moreover, a problem for players was the small selection of guns compared to previous entries.
These absent features caused even more of an outburst. Most of these were reported during the beta testing of the video game but had seemingly been neglected. This all made it feel like EA wanted to get the game out in time for launch, regardless of the quality in which it was in, in order
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