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Other companies don't pre-sell games or promises before the game is launched, though.
by intended 14y ago
Other companies don't pre-sell games or promises before the game is launched, though.
- belorn 14y agoThats the issue that arrives when return of investment is a copy of a game and not stock options. If one treat kickstarter as an investment, then there is not much of a difference.
- whatusername 14y agohttp://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/111166-10-Year-Old-Duke-Nukem-Forever-Preorder-Honored-With-Swag http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/111166-10-Year-Old...
- hythloday 14y agoNot sure what you mean here? Pre-orders are an absolutely critical part of publishers' revenue, which is the cause of the weird structural problems around magazine reviews (where 8/10 means "below-average game").
- jivatmanx 14y agoStock market analysts do the same thing as game critics, and never, ever give sell ratings: http://www.cnbc.com/id/42790061/Stock_Analysts_Too_Scared_of_Sell_Ratings_or_Too_Stupid http://www.cnbc.com/id/42790061/Stock_Analysts_Too_Scared_of... I'm guessing in both cases it's because the best raters get the best access from companies. Same problem probably exists in other industries too.
- intended 14y agopre-orders open once a game is done and way past the beta stage. Pricing plans, gold editions/collectors editions etc are all planned for much later in the cycle - all revenue comes post/near game launch. That is what I was aiming at, perhaps it wasn't clear in my original post, I plead sleep dep.