Johnathan Blow is a millionaire yet Witness costs $40

[Clown Babby]

explain

[jfryk]

Gas companies make billions but I still pay too much to fill up my tank. Explain.

[B5!SAC]

Was he really a millionaire at the release of The Witness? The game cost $6 million to make, which is probably more than braid ever made.

[0ld mAN JEnKins]

Apparently he spent much of the money he made from Braid on making the Witness. Plus, this is what he does for a living, if he makes a game that he believes is worth 40$, he should sell it for that.

[Wardiaper]

Apple should give iphones and ipads away for free. They have $200 billion offshore.

[Balloon Dog]

The amount of money he has is irrelevant, You pay what you think the game is worth, for me it its worth $40.

[Magpie]

Yeah! People who are really good at what they do don't deserve to be successful!
I hear a new Call of Duty game is coming out this fall... you might want to look into it.

[baer]

steve jobs was a millionaire but iphone costs $600 EXPLAIN

[Ryuukaze]

Blow spent all his profit from Braid on this, and then borrowed money as well. $6 million in development costs are brutal.

But even if that was all good and he only spent a small portion of his money, why wouldn't he deserve to make money after all the time, effort, and money put into this project?