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Weaker subscription deals have hit indie publishers, says analyst | GamesIndustry.biz (www.gamesindustry.biz)
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Smaller subscription deals and the underperformance of certain titles have had a severe impact on Devolver and TinyBuild, says stockbroking firm Goodbody.

Both companies floated at the peak of the games business in 2021 and have seen their share prices plummet over the past two years. Devolver has seen its share price drop 92% since its peak in January 2022, while TinyBuild's has fallen 95%

"We have seen from Devolver and TinyBuild that subscription is under pressure at the moment," says Patrick O'Donnell, technology and video gaming analyst at Goodbody.

"The cheques coming from Sony and Microsoft are just not as big as they were. And that creates problems if you're concentrated on that side of the market.

"TinyBuild, of all of them, was most exposed. Devolver was exposed, but not quite as much."

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[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 99 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Whoa, subscription models hurt smaller games? Whoever could have seen this coming?

Glances at spotify.

No-one could have predicted this!

[–] BB69@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Why did a lot of indie devs flock to gamepass’s defense then?

[–] ShakeThatYam@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago

Cause a lot of indie devs are also idiots when it comes to business decisions. Many (especially solo devs) didn't get into the industry to make boatloads of money; they are often creative types who are passionate about their work.

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 29 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Likely because when the big games weren't part of it yet, they were getting good payouts.

But as soon as you throw in one elephant into the pool, let alone a dozen, the rest of the swimmers are gonna have a lot less water to swim in.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I have gamepass but I also use to be a regular Destiny player. A single time sink like Destiny can leave very little time for anything else. Since I stopped playing Destiny I have been playing a lot more indie games.

[–] Zorque@kbin.social 20 points 2 years ago

Probably same reason they defended being bought off by epic for exclusivity, short term stability at the cost of long term survivability.

[–] TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Indie devs are probably gonna get their bread now and think about the future later. They don't know if they can get a single game out.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Did those devs already have a deal in place? Were they hoping to get a good deal in the future?

What were those devs saying when they defended Gamepass?