Did Bioware Rushed the release date for Andromeda ??'?

why won't bioware leave EA ?

EA owns them at this point, literally. BioWare can't leave unless EA wants to sell the company to somebody else, or if all the employees want to quit and create a new company under a new name(which they can advertise as being "former BioWare employees").

My understanding is that after Jade Empire didn't do so hot commercially and Dragon Age: Origins had development that was dragging on BioWare was in trouble financially and selling themselves to a major publisher was how they stayed afloat.

As far as Andromeda goes and the OP, it's kind of a "yes and no" answer. The game had 5 years to be developed which should have been more than enough time, but they proceeded to waste most of that time on a technology that wasn't going to work and ultimately ended up being scrapped. From what we've heard post-launch from people involved in development, the game we got was developed in about a year and a half.

This is the heart of the story. This is how we got here.

EA is kinda like the Sarlaac that way.

Personally I don't think it was rushed per se but it could have used longer in it's polishing state in my opinion as it would have led to less bugs on launch but other than that no

They essentially made a pact with the Devil. Now look at them....

I think Anthem is the "last line of defense" for Bioware. If Anthem fails, I am not sure if they recover. Given that EA wants a push for more MP content in all their games and given all the time, money, resources that goes into Anthem.....if it ends up being a dud, we could see Bioware share the same fate as all the other studios that were dissolved under EA.

*shrugs* I'll take this version of Bio over dead Bio, anytime.

Thank you! Someone remembered their past for a moment.

Although one adjustment to that timeline, The first Mass Effect was released while they were under Elevation Partners. The release of the game was a major financial drain despite being a success...EA buying the Corp gave them two things: money to finish Dragon Age, and Money to start Mass Effect 2.

So without the EA buyout, it's very likely the company wouldn't exist. People forget that BioWare and Pandemic were in financial trouble, which is why they partnered up to begin with.

Yeah, but games like that are legion. They need to keep the franchise alive and kicking for years to make ends meet. Not a bunch of people buying and shelving it after one playthrough. They venture into uncharted territory as far as their company history is concerned.

And STILL Bioware is not immune to closure the same way Maxis, Pandemic, Visceral and other studios are.

Bioware may be alive today, but EA has a tight grip on the creative direction of their games, a grip that Bioware never had when they were an independent studio.

Exhibit A: If it were up to Bioware, MEA probably would have had a fall 2017 release date. However because EA has their hand in the cookie jar, that didnt happen and we all know how the rest of the story goes.

MEA was rushed.....by EA.

DA2 was rushed....by EA.