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Uh, what? (Gaming)

by narcogen ⌂ @, Andover, Massachusetts, Thursday, April 07, 2016, 01:33 (2913 days ago) @ uberfoop

Presumably, the asking price for a kickstarter game is what is required to pay the salaries of those working on the game. Why does my game have to turn a profit if everybody gets paid their salary by the backers?


If the asking price is what's required to pay the salaries, you'd turn a profit if you sold even a single copy.

What?

Not even close.

https://www.shrm.org/research/articles/articles/pages/metricofthemonthsalariesaspercentageofoperatingexpense.aspx

Salaries range between 20% and 50% of all expenses, varying by sector.

For an indie game startup the percentage may be higher, but it is not 100%. Ever. Even for a sole proprietor. In fact, especially not for a sole proprietor, because they usually get paid last.


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