Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - General What was purpose of Early Acess?

Different companies use it in different ways. For some it's just an excuse to keep the game in development hell or perpetual beta while still profiting as if it's the final product. For others it's to get feedback while developing the game and use that feedback constructively. And then there's cases where they run out of funds or never had enough in the first place and shove it out the door to get the required funding while finishing the game. In my experience there's 3 bad early access projects for every 1 good.