Battlefield 2 goes gold!

[CHOPPER GOD]

in the record industry gold is 500k units I think...whats it mean here...100k? or 500k
Platinum is 1 million units..

 

[whistleclient]

um... you're joking, right?

 

[royaldank]

wow!

 

[NFS4]

I hope they win a Grammy

 

[IAteYourMother]

 

[So]

Gold has nothing to do with number of units sold in the game industry. Since ZERO units have been sold ATM (presells don't count)

Going gold means that it has reached a stable final version which is being sent to the CD pressing plants for mass production and shipping to the masses.

 

[PricklyPete]

Originally posted by: NFS4
I hope they win a Grammy

lol

 

[Sphexi]

Originally posted by: So
Gold has nothing to do with number of units sold in the game industry. Since ZERO units have been sold ATM (presells don't count)

Going gold means that it has reached a stable final version which is being sent to the CD pressing plants for mass production and shipping to the masses.

Confirmed. Just an industry term, ignore it.

 

[PHiuR]

Originally posted by: PricklyPete

Originally posted by: NFS4
I hope they win a Grammy

lol

double lol.


gold just equals final version ready to be release.

 

[mzkhadir]

Originally posted by: royaldank
wow!

just wow, to go gold means the game has gone to the manufacturer for reproduction

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: CHOPPER GOD
in the record industry gold is 500k units I think...whats it mean here...100k? or 500k
Platinum is 1 million units..

It's a software industry term.

Alpha = first running version
Beta = better version, more bugs fixed, still runs like shat
Gold = final version, all major bugs fixed, possibly a few minor bugs still being worked on, first stable release

 

[dquan97]

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: CHOPPER GOD
in the record industry gold is 500k units I think...whats it mean here...100k? or 500k
Platinum is 1 million units..

It's a software industry term.

Alpha = first running version
Beta = better version, more bugs fixed, still runs like shat
Gold = final version, all major bugs fixed, possibly a few minor bugs still being worked on, first stable release

Now time to wait for it on BT

jk...I'm planning to buy on the 1st day.

 

[oogabooga]

Originally posted by: PricklyPete

Originally posted by: NFS4
I hope they win a Grammy

lol

:beer: nfs4!

 

[DT4K]

Originally posted by: Nik
Alpha = first running version
Beta = better version, more bugs fixed, still runs like shat
Gold = final version, all major bugs fixed, possibly a few minor bugs still being worked on, first stable release

It's not really a software industry term, it's a GAMING industry term.

And since it's an EA game, the definitions are a bit different:
Alpha = first running version
Beta = better version, more bugs fixed, plenty of new bugs introduced, still runs like shat
Gold = final version, probably some major bugs, definitely a lot of minor bugs still being ignored, most recent build on the day when EA management calls up the dev group and says: "We don't give a fvck if the game is ready, we need to start bringing cash in now. We'll fix the problems later if enough people bitch and moan.

 

[MrBond]

Going gold means that it has reached a stable final version which is being sent to the CD pressing plants for mass production and shipping to the masses.

Except in this case, it's EA shipping the game, so the release may not be stable or balanced, but EA needs some cash so they're pushing it out the door.

 

[Yossarian]

let's see, it will take about 2 days for peeps to find the most unbalanced overpowering class and use nothing but that. figure half a week for some game-breaking exploits to be found. then it's wait 3 months for a patch.

I'm still looking forward to flying the helos though that's about the only part of BFV that I enjoyed.

 

[Rebasxer]

I'll buy it, get sick of getting noobed and go back to CS:S and my cal team...

 

[Sphexi]

Originally posted by: DT4K

Originally posted by: Nik
Alpha = first running version
Beta = better version, more bugs fixed, still runs like shat
Gold = final version, all major bugs fixed, possibly a few minor bugs still being worked on, first stable release

It's not really a software industry term, it's a GAMING industry term.

And since it's an EA game, the definitions are a bit different:
Alpha = first running version
Beta = better version, more bugs fixed, plenty of new bugs introduced, still runs like shat
Gold = final version, probably some major bugs, definitely a lot of minor bugs still being ignored, most recent build on the day when EA management calls up the dev group and says: "We don't give a fvck if the game is ready, we need to start bringing cash in now. We'll fix the problems later if enough people bitch and moan.

Yeah with EA you never know. Sucks for console players, no patches available to them.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: DT4K

Originally posted by: Nik
Alpha = first running version
Beta = better version, more bugs fixed, still runs like shat
Gold = final version, all major bugs fixed, possibly a few minor bugs still being worked on, first stable release

It's not really a software industry term, it's a GAMING industry term.

And since it's an EA game, the definitions are a bit different:
Alpha = first running version
Beta = better version, more bugs fixed, plenty of new bugs introduced, still runs like shat
Gold = final version, probably some major bugs, definitely a lot of minor bugs still being ignored, most recent build on the day when EA management calls up the dev group and says: "We don't give a fvck if the game is ready, we need to start bringing cash in now. We'll fix the problems later if enough people bitch and moan.

It's not specific to games, it's used throughout the software industry. :roll:

 

[irwincur]

And since it's an EA game, the definitions are a bit different:

Considering that it is a Battlefield game, this is right on.

 

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: CHOPPER GOD
in the record industry gold is 500k units I think...whats it mean here...100k? or 500k
Platinum is 1 million units..

It's a software industry term.

Alpha = first running version
Beta = better version, more bugs fixed, still runs like shat
Gold = final version, all major bugs fixed, possibly a few minor bugs still being worked on, first stable release

ISO = released version, three weeks before it hits stores

 

[Rock Hydra]

 

[Yossarian]

Originally posted by: Sphexi

Yeah with EA you never know. Sucks for console players, no patches available to them.

xbox live does patches

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: dwell

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: CHOPPER GOD
in the record industry gold is 500k units I think...whats it mean here...100k? or 500k
Platinum is 1 million units..

It's a software industry term.

Alpha = first running version
Beta = better version, more bugs fixed, still runs like shat
Gold = final version, all major bugs fixed, possibly a few minor bugs still being worked on, first stable release

ISO = released version, three weeks before it hits stores

:thumbsup::laugh::beer:

 

[everman]

Gold = Spent too much time and money already, need to sell units at all costs, works good enough to install, we'll finish it in patches over the next year, first semi stable release

All too often this is what happens in today's industry. I don't expect much more than this, but I'd love to be surprised.