GAME PUBLISHING FINANCIALS
Platform Financial Model
- Platform makers control the content and the media (CD, DVD, or cartridge) manufacturing
- Platform makers charge royalties on every game manufactured
- Platform makers control the quality of the games
- Better sales (typically 600K-2M units)
PC Financial Model
- Publishers control the content and the media (CD, DVD, or cartridge) manufacturing
- Publishers pay only for manufacture goods
- Publishers control the quality of the games
- Anyone can publish a PC game
- Average sales (typically 200K-400K units)