Looking back on the launch debacle that surrounded 'Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines' just shows you how radically the games industry has changed in the past 20 years.
Bloodlines managed to gain a fair amount of popularity despite its underbaked launch state. Its reputation grew out of perseverance from the fans who were already there at the time.
If the same scenario were to play out today, you'd probably see the publishers avoiding launching on the same day as an obvious GOTY candidate.
In 2024, a theoretically decent game with performance issues not patched on Day 1 is often dismissed as 'mid' and forgotten.
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