nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 years agoDeliver Us Mars dev lays off entire team due to lack of publishing options, but vows to rebuild the studiowww.eurogamer.netexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down10
arrow-up169arrow-down1external-linkDeliver Us Mars dev lays off entire team due to lack of publishing options, but vows to rebuild the studiowww.eurogamer.netnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square3linkfedilink
minus-squaresylver_dragon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 years agoSo, what does a publisher do, anyway? Are they just glorified, outsourced marketing? Do they deal with licensing on the consoles? What’s stopping the developer from “publishing” by just putting the game out on Steam or GOG?
So, what does a publisher do, anyway? Are they just glorified, outsourced marketing? Do they deal with licensing on the consoles? What’s stopping the developer from “publishing” by just putting the game out on Steam or GOG?