連載「奥谷海人のAccess Accepted」の第123回では,開発者とゲーマー双方にメリットのあるファンサイトの役割について語った。実は,原稿執筆に際して取材を行っていたときに,BioWareのコミュニティマネージャー Chris Prestly(クリス・プレスリー)氏からコメントをいただいた。筆者の「ファンサイトは開発者達にとってどのように役に立っていますか」という一つの質問に対し,かなりのテキスト量で丁寧に答えてくれたので,原文を翻訳して掲載しよう。開発会社が実際にファンサイトについてどのように考えているのかが分かり,なかなか興味深い。ぜひ連載記事と併せて読んでいただきたい。
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