nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month agoSpace Marine 2 has gone goldx.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down12file-text
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minus-squarebionicjoey@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·1 month agoSo many people pre-ordered that they are bragging about it going “gold” before it even releases. I expect this is going to have some serious quality problems when it releases.
minus-squareDerin@lemmy.beru.colinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoThat’s not what “going gold” means. It means that they’ve completed development and are prepping their final release CDs/builds. Functionally, it means development has stopped because the dev team has deemed it complete enough for physical release builds.
minus-squarebionicjoey@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 month agoOh. I assumed it was like a record going gold.
So many people pre-ordered that they are bragging about it going “gold” before it even releases. I expect this is going to have some serious quality problems when it releases.
That’s not what “going gold” means.
It means that they’ve completed development and are prepping their final release CDs/builds.
Functionally, it means development has stopped because the dev team has deemed it complete enough for physical release builds.
Oh. I assumed it was like a record going gold.