"Journey Becomes Profitable, ThatGameCompany Starts Receiving Royalties"

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danasider said:

Bristow9091 said:

kitler53 said:

sony.  such assholes.  no wonder they are going multiplat.

Pretty much this.

Sony mistreated them, worked them to the bone, poked them with pointed sticks, didn't give them Christmas bonuses, and were overall dicks to the entire company... going multiplatform is the best way to go for thatgamecompany after the horrors they faced working with Sony.

This has debunked WITHIN the thread by someone who worked on the game (AmishGramish).  You probably should read every post before assuming the worst and oversensationalizing a non-issue.  The game wasn't a truly independent project.  The developers were independent and so was their vision, but their funding wasn't.  Sony put a lot of money and effort into having Journey see the light of day.  In the end, it was an investment and they got back what they deserved and now ThatGameCompany is seeing profit.  But the workers did get paid for their efforts and will undoubtedly continue to reap benefits in the future from their work on this acclaimed and unconventional title.

Ironic enough this game was the result of Sony funding the game, NOT with the dev self publishing.