"Dear publishers,
Sit down, shut up, stop whining.
“But it’s taking money from our pock-“
No, it isn’t. Sit down. Shut up. Stop whining.
“You’re screwing over develop-“
That’s your schtick. SD. SU. SW.
“We won’t be able to afford to make gam-“
Rethink your business model. And while you’re at it, have you considered SD, SU, SW?"
- Mariel Hurd on how publishers try to control the argument on used games, why they are arguing in bad faith, and how destroying used games will badly damage the industry.
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Until you put up 200 million of your own money to make a game you would not have any idea what developers or publishers go threw.myself I'd be pissed if I made a game for 10 dollars and took a loss because 1 person buys the game at full price then turns it in at GameStop and sells it to someone else for 5 I don't get that 5,I'd be hot.
Sit down, shut up, stop whining should just be directed at everyone that ever whines about anything.
Bf3 spent 100 million on advertising alone if you don't think publishers are losing out then you are mistakin if you don't care there losing then you don't like playing games,this is why game studios are going out of business.
It really just seems like poor money management to me, i mean with more than half your budget going towards nothing but marketing, also i don't really see how they don't take this into consideration when setting the budget for the game in the first place. Not only that but why is the game industry so damn special, tons of other markets have products that cost even more to produce yet you don't hear half as much whining and moaning about it than game publishers, look at cars, how many people buy new cars as apposed to used cars? and yet i've never heard this being such an issue to the point where you have to pay the dealership/company in order to fully use their car even though you bought it used from the owner.
Your sit down shut up and stop whining policy should be taken by everyone on the earf.