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William Vitka over at CBS's GameCore has a fantastic feature up on Sony Online Entertainment and the headache know as Star Wars Galaxies. While there have been claims the game was unfinished, SOE president John Smedley told GameCore, "There has never been a release by Sony Online Entertainment that has been incomplete." Yet, Smedley admits the title has had its fair share of bugs.
With the advent of online gaming, bugs have become normalized. Vitka adeptly points out, "If a CD doesn't play the last track, you go get your money back. If the display on your television doesn't work properly, you go get your money back. If a car company forgets — I don't know, the seat belts, you go get your money back." And if an online game is infested, you get a patch. The logic baffles.
The rest of the four-page feature explores in detail how rocky Star Galaxies has been. Things are looking up. There's a new patch that adds new content and fixes old bugs. Unfortunately, there are new bugs as well. D'oh!
Full Story Here [GameCore]
