Comments on: David Jaffe: “You Are Worth What You Can Negotiate” https://gamingbolt.com/david-jaffe-you-are-worth-what-you-can-negotiate Get a Bolt of Gaming Now! Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: hamidious01 https://gamingbolt.com/david-jaffe-you-are-worth-what-you-can-negotiate#comment-191826 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:41:00 +0000 http://gamingbolt.com/?p=150295#comment-191826 Not a fair assessment There are very few established publishers in the game industry and a lot more developers. And most publishers don’t like to encourage new ideas or new people. So that makes developers desperate for financing.

Example: Obsidian delivered a very stellar Fallout New Vegas but were screwed by their contract with Bethesda. Were they wrong to sign the contract? I don’t think so, they delivered a good title critically and sales wise. They also had employees to pay so either they sign a contract or they fire people. So no, the odds are stacked against a developer. I think Jaffe talks from a priviledged standpoint. He has a good relationship with Sony as a publisher.

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