Yeah, right? Like, that deal sounds like a no-brainer, to me.
Sure, the game could go viral and explode and make money hand over fist, and he’s missing out on that potential… But it probably won’t. And $650K is a lot of money, and he doesn’t need to keep grinding for years to make it happen.
With a paid off house, it’s easy to stay afloat just coasting until he finds something new that excites him.
It’s also plausibly enough money to make a new labor of love game for quite a while.
Like even if you are in a position where you want to take care of the players or whatever, $650k helps towards doing that. Even with your priorities in a weird order like that, it still seems obvious that you’d take the money and start a new project.
When you’re young you tend to think accepting money means you’re a sellout.
When you’re an adult you think accepting money means you’re taking care of your family.
Also adults are less likely to think video games are the most important thing in the world.
Absolutely. At the end of the day they’re just games. The rabid fans spewing vitriol have no perspective.
Yeah, right? Like, that deal sounds like a no-brainer, to me.
Sure, the game could go viral and explode and make money hand over fist, and he’s missing out on that potential… But it probably won’t. And $650K is a lot of money, and he doesn’t need to keep grinding for years to make it happen.
With a paid off house, it’s easy to stay afloat just coasting until he finds something new that excites him.
Who wouldn’t take that deal?
It’s also plausibly enough money to make a new labor of love game for quite a while.
Like even if you are in a position where you want to take care of the players or whatever, $650k helps towards doing that. Even with your priorities in a weird order like that, it still seems obvious that you’d take the money and start a new project.