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It's even worse than that. The way startup funding for the cowboy end of the games business works allows the well funded companies to give much more away. What
by fidotron 12y ago
It's even worse than that.
The way startup funding for the cowboy end of the games business works allows the well funded companies to give much more away. What has occurred is the stakes are now out of control. Admittedly a hit game can bring in hundreds of millions, but to make or market it you'll need to spend a very significant fraction of that. This has the side effect of encouraging wild conservatism of design and price gouging as risk minimisation strategies.
The mobile part of the industry at this point needs someone to do what Nintendo did in the 80s, but it's totally unclear who or how that could possibly happen.
- raverbashing 12y ago"needs someone to do what Nintendo did in the 80s" What exactly? Genuinely curious.
- watwut 12y agoIt is even worst then that. Even big AAA hit games are often loose money projects due to insane development costs. Game studios that produced great games close every month. Big publishers (EA) have track record of destroying brought successful studios within two years. Small developers struggle and close even more often. Games seems to be extremely hard business these days.