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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/PokeRestock • 2d ago
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Running your game at a loss seems like a bad idea
78 u/jyajay2 2d ago We may lose money on ever transaction but we'll make up for it through volume 20 u/eversio254 1d ago This can work in some contexts through economy of scale. It won't work in this context though. 6 u/Weekly_Interview_936 1d ago Ah, good ol' OOTS. And a classic deep cut at that. 2 u/Shifter25 1d ago Yeah. It's a simple question of how long you play it before you've cost them more money than you've paid them. Requiring consumers to use your product as little as possible to make a profit only works if it's a subscription model.
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We may lose money on ever transaction but we'll make up for it through volume
20 u/eversio254 1d ago This can work in some contexts through economy of scale. It won't work in this context though. 6 u/Weekly_Interview_936 1d ago Ah, good ol' OOTS. And a classic deep cut at that. 2 u/Shifter25 1d ago Yeah. It's a simple question of how long you play it before you've cost them more money than you've paid them. Requiring consumers to use your product as little as possible to make a profit only works if it's a subscription model.
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This can work in some contexts through economy of scale. It won't work in this context though.
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Ah, good ol' OOTS. And a classic deep cut at that.
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Yeah. It's a simple question of how long you play it before you've cost them more money than you've paid them.
Requiring consumers to use your product as little as possible to make a profit only works if it's a subscription model.
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u/MurkyWay 2d ago
Running your game at a loss seems like a bad idea