AmishGramish said:
Indie games on the PSN and XBLA haven't been doing so well. I don't know of/can't say specific numbers, but a lot of games aren't selling that well. Papo & Yo is an example of a game that sold decently well on PSN, but didn't recoup it's investment. They effectively used the PS3 release as a way to advertise their PC release, which will end up turning the game into profit. As for AAA games, what has happened over the past 7 years is many major publishers just aren't developing games anymore. They're basically developing one game. THQ didn't go out of business because its games weren't profitable (well, some weren't, but that's another story), it went out of business because it was pumping so much cash into all of the games it had been making. The people were trying to run the company like they were back in the PS2/Xbox/GC days, where development costs were lower. It's much harder to run out of funds when a game costs $10M than when it costs $30M. Look at Sega, EA, Activision, etc. They all used to publish hundreds of games a year, but now each company only has a handful of releases. I am too tired to look at exact numbers, but the PS2 at this point in its life cycle had something like 4-5 times the number of games than the PS3 does. I was a huge fan of the .hack series (there was no second series, just like there was only one Matrix movie). Each of the four games sold... 250,000?... copies on the PS2, and Bandai was like, "Holy bukkits! This is awesome!" Nowadays, if a disc-based release sells 250,000 copies, it either had an extremely tiny development budget or the developer is going out of business. |
Hi Aaron
Firstly, thanks for making Journey, probably one the best game I've played this gen and definitely one of the most unique.
Thank you a second time for making Flower, I played that game once when I was high and it was a fcken sweet ride.
Thank you a third time for making Flow, (but damn you for using that stupid sixaxis control lol).
Finally, please consider crowdfunding as a possible supplimentary funding avenue. ThatGameCompany has clout and prestige enough to go it alone but take yourself to kickstarter and you will see legions of followers flock to your banner. I will fund the shit out of your next product and all I'll ask for in return is your next game....
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Okay so maybe I also want the ability to lick you (in the face dammit!) if you ever come to Australia.
:)
