However, in certain titles such as FortniteEpic Games launches some of their new game modes such as BallisticFashion in advance to obtain comments from your user community.
The only platform where developers can prove the operation of their games in Steam (Epic Games only offers it in Fortnite) through early access o early access.
But, in addition, we can also find games that include the label advanced access o Advanced accessA label that we must not confuse with the planned access, because they are thermal which involves very different operations and which is linked to their state of development.
What is planned to access in video games
If we are talking about games that include an early access label, we are talking about games that are still Development phaseIn other words, this is not a final version, it can contain a large number of errors, unexpected closures, it therefore permanently receives updates to improve its operation and extend the available content.
The end of this way of access allows developers collect funds To continue the project and / or obtain user comments to improve game parts likely to improve to attract a larger number of players.
Economically collaborating in the development of a video game is a risk, because it is possible that the developer does not want or cannot continue the development if he does not get enough resources to carry out it. In addition, it also does not guarantee that the changes we offer can be made.
Recently, Steam has updated its policies to display an informative message to users interested in collaborating in the development of a game in early access when they transport Without receiving updates For more than a year.
What is advanced video game access
When we talk about an advanced access game, we are talking about a game that is already completely finished and has overcome all the Alpha and Beta phases through which video games and programs pass before reaching the market.
The main objective of developers who offer this type of access is to encourage purchase Special editions This includes additional equipment and which, obviously, are more expensive than the standard version.
In addition, they also allow play in advance Before its launch on the market, that is to say before any user can buy it in their usual online store.
Advanced access to a video game is not linked to early access, as we can see, these are two completely different concepts.
While some developers, in particular small ones, if they use early access to continue development, more important studies do not use advanced access to launch special editions and without allowing users to offer their opinion.
