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Skyrim lead designer says Bethesda can't just switch engines because the current one is "perfectly tuned" to make the studio's RPGs (www.gamesradar.com)
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[–] warm@kbin.earth 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They just dont want to invest the time to overhaul the engine or start from scratch. Even Call of Duty managed to do this.

[–] TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 10 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

“Even one of the largest and most well funded game franchises in history did this”

[–] warm@kbin.earth 12 points 3 weeks ago

Call of Duty is known for recycling as much as possible to pump out yearly games, I was actually surprised to hear they convinced management to give them time to rebuild the engine.

Besides, doesn't Bethesda Game Studios have more employees than Infinity Ward?

[–] vasametropolis@lemm.ee 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Elder Scrolls probably fits this category as well - not as much as Call of Duty but Bethesda probably has amongst the best RPG sales of anyone. They sold a hilarious number of copies of Skyrim alone.

[–] kerrigan778@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, because Microsoft/ZeniMax/Bethesda is such a small corporation and Fallout/The Elder Scrolls is such an inconsequential, low budget franchise.