Since the massive leak about a month ago and most businesses still working from home, I'm curious how or if this will affect the way Naughty Dog sends TLOU 2 to the press for review.
It's one thing to have people playing a game for review under strict NDAs at their offices but another thing entirely to do so at home with family members present. The conditions aren't nearly as secure.
I do think Sony wants to continue building hype around the game and to silence the naysayers responding to the leaked footage with an onslaught of positive reviews from the press.
But in these pandemic conditions I feel the risk of the entire game leaking is HUGE. People are ravenous for more spoilers and to spoil other people.
What do you all think? I think Sony will send copies to the bigger review outlets (IGN, Gamespot, Game Informer, etc.) and leave the smaller publications in the dark.
Since it is ND's biggest game yet, I also think embargo will be a bit closer to release than usual, maybe 3 days instead of ND's usual 5 to 7.
EDIT: I had no idea people played AAA games from home for review. I always thought publishers sent review code that was played in the office for some reason.
It's one thing to have people playing a game for review under strict NDAs at their offices but another thing entirely to do so at home with family members present. The conditions aren't nearly as secure.
I do think Sony wants to continue building hype around the game and to silence the naysayers responding to the leaked footage with an onslaught of positive reviews from the press.
But in these pandemic conditions I feel the risk of the entire game leaking is HUGE. People are ravenous for more spoilers and to spoil other people.
What do you all think? I think Sony will send copies to the bigger review outlets (IGN, Gamespot, Game Informer, etc.) and leave the smaller publications in the dark.
Since it is ND's biggest game yet, I also think embargo will be a bit closer to release than usual, maybe 3 days instead of ND's usual 5 to 7.
EDIT: I had no idea people played AAA games from home for review. I always thought publishers sent review code that was played in the office for some reason.
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