eli5: Can a game developer ask for help to fix a game?

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Let’s say a pretty big game developer released a pretty below par game that didn’t live up to promises or expectations.

Why wouldn’t they ask for help fixing it? Is it possible to hire another company or freelancers to help smooth the game out?

Surely it would be better for the company to hold their hands up, save face and get the game fixed ASAP. Not to mention if it was a fairly profitable game already, money wouldn’t be a problem.

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There’s a ramp up time working on a software project. Learning how everything works together is a pretty big task. That knowledge is gained organically for existing staff, but needs to be taught for new hires.

Beyond that, you can have too many cooks in they kitchen. If two people are working on bugs related to the same thing in the game, they risk causing more bugs because their fixes conflict with one another.

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