KickStarter The state of video games

[Name]

I am observing an alarming trend of the video games markets:
They used to sell complete and nearly bug-free product.
Then they sold a complete product, and patched it several times to make it perfect. (Gold)
Now major studios knowingly sell a bugged product, and promise to patch them after release. (Release Candidate)
Under the influence of MMO, asking paying customers to beta test product has become popular. (Beta)
Now with the Steam Greenlight, I see alpha state games getting released everyday. (Alpha)
In before they begin to release pre-alpha games for enthusiastic gamers for nominal fee.
What's next? Selling concepts and design documents?

Spoiler

Wait they already did!

 

[Excidium]

As long as retards are willing to pay.

 

[Metro]

They used to sell complete and nearly bug-free product.

Lol?

 

[Ninjerk]

Eventually there will be enough code, art, and music assets accumulated that customers will be required overjoyed to make their own .

 

[laclongquan]

They used to sell complete and nearly bug-free product.

Lol?

Anyone remember bugridden dayone games? Bloodlines is a recent example, but Jagged Alliance 2 without patch is horrible too.

 

[Name]

They were like, around and after 2000AD.
I was talking about earlier.
(Now don't tell me about bugs in Ultima II or someting. I was talking about general cases.)

 

[Dr Tomo]

I am observing an alarming trend of the video games markets:
They used to sell complete and nearly bug-free product.
Then they sold a complete product, and patched it several times to make it perfect. (Gold)
Now major studios knowingly sell a bugged product, and promise to patch them after release. (Release Candidate)
Under the influence of MMO, asking paying customers to beta test product has become popular. (Beta)
Now with the Steam Greenlight, I see alpha state games getting released everyday. (Alpha)
In before they begin to release pre-alpha games for enthusiastic gamers for nominal fee.
What's next? Selling concepts and design documents?

Spoiler

Wait they already did!

I thought the alarming trend was studios/publisher's no longer satisfied with the amount of Jew gold they get from the customers so they throw resources into in casualizing the game to broaden the audience and rush the product out when they run out of $$$ because of their 60 million $ budgets which they spent on gfx and marketing.