Sega explains why they published The Conduit

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moondeep said:
Anyone have an idea of the breakeven sales point needed for The Conduit?

Given the advertising in the States I'd guesstimate that it'll need over 300,000 sales to make a profit, and I can see it doing 1m+ in lifetime sales. It'll probably do 500,000+ by the end of the financial year imo.