I'm not very invested in the game/game studio culture but boiled down it gets to either a private owner or a board of directors deciding if it is the right moment to cash out.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Right. So not the same situation as the Minecraft guy at all.

It's apples and oranges. You just took a name you heard and tried to shove into the wrong context.

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I can't agree with you.

The major share holder of a game studio, with a major success on its portfolio, already working on other projects, decided he wanted to move away from it as the day to day work had become too demanding and made his part of the studio available for purchase, in fact cashing out on a very large sum of money.

I really can't see where that is "apples to oranges", concerning the current debate on studios being bought out and shut down on the turn of a dime.

Are game studios some separate entity that exist exempt of the at work business logic or human nature? Studios are companies created to generate profit for its founders, that will most likely take the opportunity to cash out when presented.

By contrast, independent authors/creators are becoming a growing force to be respected - which is very good - but will such authors be immune to selling their work for a high offer their work if such opportunity presents itself? Hopefully, they will, but I won't bet on it, neither for nor against.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

The Minecraft guy was an independent author.

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 months ago

At the beggining, it was the thunder god.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

Yup, that’s what qyron is presupposing with his argument. Read it again if you misunderstood.