This has only been true for the last few years, and pretty much only thanks to valve and Microsoft; the former for finally skipping all publisher requirements for steam in lieu of a refundable $100 deposit, the latter for making dev kits essentially the same cost as normal consoles.
We’re at the very beginning of the age of widespread self publishing, without which a software coop makes no sense. I expect many more co-ops to rise from the graves of larger companies as skilled tradesmen learn their loyalty has meant nothing and their skills are truly more valuable on the open market.
This has only been true for the last few years, and pretty much only thanks to valve and Microsoft; the former for finally skipping all publisher requirements for steam in lieu of a refundable $100 deposit, the latter for making dev kits essentially the same cost as normal consoles.
We’re at the very beginning of the age of widespread self publishing, without which a software coop makes no sense. I expect many more co-ops to rise from the graves of larger companies as skilled tradesmen learn their loyalty has meant nothing and their skills are truly more valuable on the open market.