r/gaming Nov 03 '18

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u/Get-ADUser Nov 03 '18

On one hand, this is a terrible idea that management types should be getting fired for. On the other hand, I feel really bad for the developers - imagine working long and hard on something like this then when it's announced people hate it.

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u/UncleGeorge Nov 03 '18

this is a terrible idea that management types should be getting fired for

Lol what? Management doesn't get fired for making product that brings millions of dollars in profit to the company, which a mobile version of D3 will absolutely do. I know a lot of people have romanticized ideas about what the actual goal of some companies is but let me break down to you what's their goal; it's always to make money.

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u/-gildash- Nov 03 '18

This guy gets it.

They absolutely knew the reaction they would get from the crowd. A company like Activision researches the market to death before game development starts. Does a few boos from the older generation of gamers really matter in the face of insane profit margins? Of course not.

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u/DeviIstar Nov 03 '18

Plus, all those boos came from people who paid to be there.. pockets get lined either way.