Why not blame the banks then? The publishers lend money from banks to give to developers and to market a game. From the profits they pay the loans back.
The banks must be so ignorant to think you can lend money to a company and expect it to be paid back in the timeframe agreed upon. No they have to wait for their money until the developers think it is time to release the game, so the publisher can make a profit and then pay the banks.
Do you really think this is how banks operate?
Every project works with 3 control points; Time, Money and Quality. As very often at the end of your money you still have some development to do, the thing that suffers is quality. It can only be solved by investing more time and thus more money, or by being aware at the very start that your game is too big for the budget.
The banks must be so ignorant to think you can lend money to a company and expect it to be paid back in the timeframe agreed upon. No they have to wait for their money until the developers think it is time to release the game, so the publisher can make a profit and then pay the banks.
Do you really think this is how banks operate?
Every project works with 3 control points; Time, Money and Quality. As very often at the end of your money you still have some development to do, the thing that suffers is quality. It can only be solved by investing more time and thus more money, or by being aware at the very start that your game is too big for the budget.
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