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It's like YC funding film producers — it's a mercurial content business, not something that can scale wildly like their typical investments. I think they've fu
by blasdel 16y ago
It's like YC funding film producers — it's a mercurial content business, not something that can scale wildly like their typical investments.
I think they've funded at least a couple companies selling tools & platforms for game developers (analytics, ads, login/matchmaking, etc.), but I thought PG had an explicit distaste for this kind of thing. It doesn't seem like Koduco intends to be something other than a content production company…
- TheEzEzz 16y agoAgreed, content production is an inherently different game, with much less explosive potential. Still, there are some good investments to be made. Even mediocre games are pulling down 7 figures on Xbox Arcade. With the development cost of a good indie title sitting in the $10,000 range, that's a pretty solid opportunity. I doubt I'm alone as an indie developer that would be willing to give up a share of their game for zero investment dollars, just to have the YC name behind them. There's still a cost to YC there though. The integrity of their name is important.