And then on top of it all, they get to turn around and sell it on the other store fronts 6 months or a year or whatever later, picking up a whole lot of the sales they would've been missing until this point, and potentially even some double dips. They get the publicity of a thread like this (I hadn't even heard of this game until this thread.) And then if EGS doesn't move as many units for them as they anticipated from other stores, EGS apparently makes up the difference. They get their upfront signing fee or whatever. From everything that we've heard, these people are WELL compensated and UP FRONT to boot.
From all indications, these EGS deals don't signal a lack of confidence in a developer's or publisher's product, they signal a love of money. They are absolutely not signalling a lack of confidence in their own game.
This kerfuffle is not something that would stop me from buying Ooblets when it's available elsewhere, but it's just.ugh, you know? Like they didn't read the staff post.Ĭlick to shrink.This I disagree with outright though. But now this episode has tainted Ooblets a bit, with its distinct unjollyness. And The Good Life, which thanks to Epic x Shenmue 3 will be the last game I ever crowdfund. I'd previously put Ooblets in my top 10 because it looked quite jolly, which I've been properly in the mood for, along with Wattam and Untitled Goose Game.
Doesn't exactly endear me to the idea of supporting you. I completely understand why companies take the deal, but doing so and then admonishing people for not ignoring the negative impact this has on them and instead being excited about the company getting a bunch of money, is weird and offputting. In this case it's also someone who took the moneybag, so like.might as well be Epic posting this. This attempt at defending Epic's "pay to remove options for consumers" strategy, is a dismissive failure.
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