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> People often mistakenly believe that we got paid by Microsoft for being exclusive to their platform. Nothing could be further from the truth. WE pay THEM. Do
by shawabawa3 14y ago
> People often mistakenly believe that we got paid by Microsoft for being exclusive to their platform. Nothing could be further from the truth. WE pay THEM.
Does anyone know any reason why they would do that? Why would you pay to be exclusive to anyone?
- lukejduncan 14y agoMicrosoft advertises for you in the form of product placement, co-branding, etc
- endemic 14y agoI don't understand this at all. How did the 4 year development cycle of Fez get funded, if not out of Microsoft's pockets? I don't think Fish & Co. were bootstrapping it. If anyone has insight into Polytron's financial situation, I'd be interested to hear it.
- BigglesZX 14y agoIn "Indie Game: The Movie" he mentions that their initial funding came (partly?) from a grant from the Canadian government, to promote creative development etc. What happened after that ran out I don't know.
- jpenner 14y agoI believe Trapdoor (http://www.trapdoorinc.com http://www.trapdoorinc.com) funded the rest.