CONFIRMED: Airtight games, developer of Murdered: Soul Suspect, collapses

[Scisca]

QuintonMcLeod said:

Scisca said:
Quinton, I don't think you know how this business works. Or any business for that matter. Just learn this - the gaming industry is like any other, if you fail to make good products, you most likely go bust. It's true in every branch of industry, it was happening in the past in this industry as well (remember the giant Westwood?), so there is no reason to overreact. Smart developers that make good products and keep a firm grip on their budgets flourish like never before - just look at CD Projekt RED. Developers who don't - go bust.

Uhh... I don't think the gaming industry is as simple as you make it sound. Just because you make a good product doesn't mean it'll sell. The vice versa is also true. The entertainment business is a very volatile market. 

Also, I was saying that most AAA developers don't have a firm grip on their budgets. That's really what the issue mainly is and what my point is trying to prove.

Well that is true, but it's sadly true in every industry as well. But making a good product is the most important step. I know there were studios that made great games and went bust. I feel really sorry for guys who made Kingdoms of Amalur - a great game, but cause them to go bust This is probably the only case when such a thing happened in the last years. I also feel sorry for THQ, but they didn't go bust because they made a bad game, but because they made a bad business decision with that stupid tablet for casuals.

Still, developers not controlling their budgets is their fault and problem, it doesn't mean that the industry is to blame. This business is already at the full-pro stage at which it's brutal, but hey - since we wanted to go pro and gaming becoming something serious and not just stuff for kids, then this was inevitable.

Companies will be going under and new ones will come in their place - the circle of life will go on. Let's just hope that good one's will stay afloat