Nemeski@lemm.ee to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agoBaldur's Gate 3 publishing director says "almost all games should cost more at a base level" because they cost so much to makewww.rockpapershotgun.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down18
arrow-up149arrow-down1external-linkBaldur's Gate 3 publishing director says "almost all games should cost more at a base level" because they cost so much to makewww.rockpapershotgun.comNemeski@lemm.ee to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareboletus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoPublishers are kinda useless tbh.
minus-squarethemoken@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoI think there are some exceptions. Like Kitfox publishing Dwarf Fortress. Taking weird little indies and giving them an art / usability budget to become more accessible and, in turn, make the OG devs a bunch of money. Nobody loses.
minus-squareDaxtron2@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThey provide upfront funding and marketing to projects that otherwise wouldn’t be viable
Publishers are kinda useless tbh.
I think there are some exceptions. Like Kitfox publishing Dwarf Fortress. Taking weird little indies and giving them an art / usability budget to become more accessible and, in turn, make the OG devs a bunch of money. Nobody loses.
They provide upfront funding and marketing to projects that otherwise wouldn’t be viable