Who Earns More Money - Publishers or Developers?

[Chenni]

Or it's a complicated and sometimes it's the Publishers who earn more; while sometimes it's Devs?

[Schamyl006]

Publisher's probably because they are the ones who fund the game and the marketing.

[Михейчик]

Publishers

[AdahnGorion]

Rich shareholders

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

i suspect its a hefty profit to publisher

[xAlphaStarOmegax]

Publishers. Anyone else remember a time though when the customers weren't expected to fund a game? I do and pepperidge farm remembers.

[Blargo]

Publishers, definitely.

[Fishie]

Originally posted by Chenni:

Or it's a complicated and sometimes it's the Publishers who earn more; while sometimes it's Devs?

Both. People buy rights to games or companies all the time. But sometimes stubborn shareholders stop the sale so they just pay the owner more than what they offered to get it that way. As owner is always above shareholders no matter how much shareholders don't want to sell, the owner can force their hand when offered enough money. Then the new owner can either break the company or make it rain.

[Siluva]

Publishers, shareholders.
Average dev Joe won't have a better paycheck because some corpos simps bought the ultra deluxe $200 edition.

[Holografix]

Originally posted by King Cringe III:

Hold on, let me just have a look at these financial statements for EVERY SINGLE developer and publisher....

haha, yah that's right. let me find those financial papers....lmao

[MinionJoe]

Depends on the individual contract (usually protected by NDA), but in general the publisher usually makes the most money. Depending on sales, expenses, marketing, etc, it's even possible that the developer loses money while the publisher makes money.

Again, depending on the terms of the contract.

[Zero, Dark Knight]

the people taxing both of them earn the most.