Post AS8ubOTZInhGuI2rJ2 by fortyseven@defcon.social
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 (DIR) Post #AS8tPXuAJtD6imGwXQ by killyourfm@layer8.space
       2023-01-29T17:39:48Z
       
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       @fortyseven You said that "zero times in history has positive early word of mouth been an accurate barometer." I can think of dozens of times this has happened in the game industry. When a studio or platform holder has full confidence in their games, they'll lift the review embargo days or often weeks in advance of the release date. This happens frequently with PlayStation Studio games.
       
 (DIR) Post #AS8ubOTZInhGuI2rJ2 by fortyseven@defcon.social
       2023-01-29T17:53:18Z
       
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       @killyourfm I'm saying early positive reviews are, by their nature of being a gift, biased. (Steam reviews even have an indicator for it.)Consider all those VIPs who stepped out from the premiere of, say, 'Rise of Skywalker' that they were invited to, and gushed to the press and social media about how great it was. There's a bias in the special treatment. It's natural.That doesn't mean it's NOT good. Ut may well be! But we won't really know until whatever it is gets it's general release.
       
 (DIR) Post #AS8unn5jbkYgj3oBQ8 by killyourfm@layer8.space
       2023-01-29T17:55:26Z
       
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       @fortyseven Wait…You mean Rise Of Skywalker wasn’t great? 😎
       
 (DIR) Post #AS8urKe1Jb6reoX9lY by fortyseven@defcon.social
       2023-01-29T17:56:17Z
       
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       @killyourfm THE END OF A GENERATION'S LEGACY. I cried butterfly tears! Or something. 😆
       
 (DIR) Post #AS8v6EdxuO5fODc9xo by fortyseven@defcon.social
       2023-01-29T17:55:43Z
       
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       @killyourfm Not to keep harping on this, but I think there's a distinct difference between lifting an embargo early and this. Reviewers aren't guaranteed to give a favorable response. So they know that lifting the embargo means potentially opening themselves up to whatever real opinion is.That I get.What I'm suggesting is more like cherry-picking people you 'trust' to give reviews you'll like by showing it to them early on.
       
 (DIR) Post #AS8v6F5yEGUYn4iWcC by killyourfm@layer8.space
       2023-01-29T17:58:43Z
       
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       @fortyseven Oh harp away. Your line of thinking is totally valid. And I can only (unfortunately) confirm that it’s a common practice. Stay skeptical. (Source: I did marketing for AMD.)
       
 (DIR) Post #AS91mfOpQ8VAG79OEK by killyourfm@layer8.space
       2023-01-29T19:13:38Z
       
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       @fortyseven I just need to say for the record that I thought it was atrocious.