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"It was Robert who negotiated the business deals, Robert who represented Origin’s interests with the Software Publishers Association, Robert who put a sober, bu
by erez 10y ago
"It was Robert who negotiated the business deals, Robert who represented Origin’s interests with the Software Publishers Association, Robert who put a sober, businesslike face ... Robert who found himself trapped between the practicalities of running a business and the desires of a famous younger brother"
It was also Robert Garriot's way of running a business that killed Origin eventually. So don't waste any tears for the guy. He made a lot of money running a company on the back of his brother's vision and cash-cow games. He was very happy letting said brother maintain a personal fantasy world, which meant he was holding the corporate reins alone. And making sure Richard Garriot was kept out of the actual running of the company he created and the products of whom he was responsible for.
- golergka 10y agoI would wish I had someone like that to maintain the boring business parts while I code away at my dream project.
- brianwawok 10y agoThey are called CEOs
- viperscape 10y agoRichard is at it again, with a new project that looks interesting. https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/ https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/
- SeanDav 10y agoOrigin was bought out by EA for 10's of millions of dollars - so hardly destroyed. Both Robert and Richard left several years later to work together again in a new company they both formed - Destination Games. Richard made enough money to pay an estimated 30 million dollars to become a private astronaut. They were a team and a very successful one. Together they were far more successful than they probably would have been apart.
- JoeAltmaier 10y ago...left because they failed to produce another game? The last of the series was an embarrassing botch, was released broken, and disappointed millions.