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Chances are that the people who are just watching the LP version of your game won't buy it. Sorry, but it's true.

• sp332 11y ago
  But it could, at least in theory, expose the game to a few more people who will buy it. Whether that's a net gain depends on a lot of factors, but in this case, it seems clear they're losing sales.
  • striking 11y ago
    It looks to me that they made a huge investment into a game that wouldn't necessarily pay them back. Profits on games aren't always that great, especially for indie titles. It's not that they're losing sales, it's that they don't have many sales. And you need to pay 8 people somehow.
    • sp332 11y ago
      It is a little disconcerting that a game with such wide and generally positive coverage would not be able to make any money.
      • striking 11y ago
        It wasn't published by a massive publisher. It didn't get "hype". And it had a massive production budget. Realize that most game programmers at AAA studios are far underpaid and overworked.