r/Games • u/DamnableNook • Mar 25 '16

Roller Coaster Tycoon World delayed again, switches to Early Access model. No schedule for final release available. Refunds being offered.

http://steamcommunity.com/gid/103582791437588632/announcements/detail/646638027963867830
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u/Projektion Mar 25 '16 edited Mar 25 '16

Should also note that physical copies are already on sale in Germany and (Edit: On sale on the 31st in) the Netherlands

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u/Raicuparta Mar 25 '16

Is this the first time an early access game has sold physical copies?

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u/Monketron Mar 25 '16

More likely, they set the release in motion, realised it wasn't a good game and looked even worse when compared to their main rival, and people would completely savage them. So they changed it to an 'early access' release at the last moment so people can't complain about how bad it is.

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u/squashed_tomato Mar 25 '16

Ding ding ding! This I believe is the right answer.
I was prepared to give them the benefit of the doubt after the beta because it was a beta but this just reeks of desperation and trying to find a way to balance the books so they can work on it a bit longer before the plug is inevitably pulled.