Do Game Developers Just Want Our Money?

Game developers: the ultimate form of evil. They gather in communes across the world, turning their gnarled hands over and over and cackling manically, plotting their evil schemes. Their goal: suck the breath out of every bank account on Earth. Their method: video games – the evilest form of thievery. Twisted, rotten publishers like the fabled “EA” and the unspoken “Activision” conjure these video games from their deepest bowels for the most sinister forms of greed imaginable. There is no heart, love, or soul flowing out of these companies – only micro-transactions and capitalism. How sickening…

[porkChop]

They all want our money. They're businesses. As for whether they care about their fans, I think they all do. Creative industries are driven by passion and the desire to please and entertain. But with many game companies being publicly traded, ultimately they have to listen to the shareholders.

[NecrumOddBoy]

Publishers are the culprits

[BeardedDrachen]

Of course they want our money. But more importantly they want us to want their games.

[LevelSmack]

They want money first over everything. Its a business. I am sure secondly they want to create great games.

[PhoenixUp]

This classic ad should explain all your questions

https://m.youtube.com/watch...

[lociefer]

No they want our love and loyalty to feed their families /s

[Hardiman]

Of course money keeps the lights on and there are several devs who create amazing games I love and I don't mind letting go of my cash.

[strayanalog]

They care about their fans because that's how they get money to continue getting the added bonus of doing what they love (most anyway).

[Chaosdreams]

Money first and foremost, then comes player admiration/support in order to sustain the flow of money. A balance is needed, for a lack of income will end a studio, and loss of player support will end a franchise.

Naturally some publishers/studios take advantage of their fanbase and reap profits, finding a cycle where they can sacrifice gamers - make money, and pull in new customers.

[Derceto]

Developers? Perhaps.

Publishers? They'd take our souls if they could.

[joab777]

There is a difference between publishers and devs. Obviously, some devs have target bonuses, and some are publishers also. But most devs just want to make the best game they can writhing given parameters.

It’s a constant tap dance b/w making the game you want and getting it out the door in the right state to maximize profit. Thus, schedules are born. And depending upon management and talent, the product may fall behind schedule. Today, more than any other time, gamers demand a lot from games. So, it becomes difficult often to deliver.

Some devs have all the talent and money to back them, making it much easier to deliver. Others do not.

[uth11]

wait game companies aren't charities? omg i never knew! /s

[Apex13]

Well that's the most stupidest title I have ever read here

[Doggy123]

You are forgetting this site is aimed at 10 year olds lol

[AK91]

Yes of course but some developers and (more importantly) publishers want even more cash than the standard $60 USD for even lower quality than a normal game (GaaS).

There’s nothing wrong with devs wanting our money demanding it on the other hand for half baked and incomplete products is just ridiculous.

[Smokehouse]

Stupid article lol.

[Retroman]

The title should say : "Do shareholders just want our money"
The Ultimate form of mind control of gamers. Equal = Greed

[DivineAssault]

A decent portion of devs dont even want to taint their games with some of these greedy features. Publishers like EA for example, force the dev teams to put it MT systems to rape customers. I do my best not to even buy games that have that in them. I dont want to support companies like that even if i like the devs

[AHall88]

What's up with people confusing publishers and developers? I see it way too often.

[ClanPsi1]

Developers are fine. It's the publishers who are the money-grubbing c*nts.

[PhantomS42]

I would hope so considering they need to pay bills and employees. It's when they get overly greedy with microtransactions of any kind that it becomes a problem.

[Vokun13]

I mean in the big picture, yeah.