Topic: So whats the hold up with SFC G.A.W (Read 17981 times)

Age · « **Reply #120 on:** March 23, 2004, 02:35:56 am »

Sorry for that misunderstanding.I really don't know to much of the game devlopement business but I do know about marketing and supply side economics.I will have to look into this I will talk to the game devlopement company here called X.
.There is another possiblity that is if This company went puplic and went on the Nasdaq.This is just a thought though to bring in some investors.

Kroma_BaSyl · « **Reply #121 on:** March 23, 2004, 09:57:16 am »

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Why do you think so many publishers are turning to East European Dev Companies? Lower costs.

I am not saying that outsourcing won't enhance profitability. What I am saying is that the enhanced profitability that could be gained from outsourcing wouldn't be enough to convince Taldren to do GAW, since the decision to make a game has to do with marketability. Outsourcing can be used to lower the cost of creating any game, so any good business man would choose to build the game with the best market potential regardless of whether it is done in house or outsourced. Some might then say "well with the labor flexibility offered by outsourcing, why not build all the games, big market or small, they can all make money, just some more than others". This is because you can't do everything well (and I am not referring to the quality of the game, but rather the maximization of the profits of the game), instead a management team will need to focus on a limited number of projects and will most like focus on the ones with the biggest market potential. This is do to the fact that there is less risk of failure and more potential for profits with the large market products over the small market ones. All this is not to say that the SFC franchise won't someday regain a larger and more attractive market, it is just a little over saturated and played out right know. Hopefully this is cyclical and in a few years the market will be ripe for GAW and we will all get are wishes granted.

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Granted some of those companies have put out some good games,but alot of them were pure garbage.

Outsourcing may save money,but there's no gaurantee that the quality will be all that great.

So what, MS Windows is a crappy OS, but a very profitable one. Quality of the product does not necessarily equate to profitability of the product, and game companies are in the business of making profitable games not necessarily quality ones. This statement is in no way a reflection of Taldren, as I think they have made several quality games, and have shown a level of support for their products that goes well beyond their competitors, even to the point of hurting their net. This is not an unusual trend in smaller startups, but as they mature and grow the pressers to produce profitable games will only increase and they will be left like all well managed companies chasing the bigger markets with larger upside potential. For a really good read on this type of trend by well managed companies check out The Innovator's Dilemma - by Clayton M. Christensen. Ironically, however, the theme of this book is that chasing the big market's can actually lead very well managed companies into extinction.

Pestalence · « **Reply #124 on:** March 23, 2004, 09:28:56 pm »

Taldren is working on some projects that they are not at liberty to talk about....

Age · « **Reply #125 on:** March 24, 2004, 02:07:31 am »

Yes that is the way it is with companies that produce products they just like to keep us in suspenders.It to bad it not like the auto business where you will get a taste of whats tomorrow.

TheSatyr · « **Reply #126 on:** March 24, 2004, 02:35:55 am »

Ever heard of NDAs?

Taldren can't say what they are working on till the publishers either give them the ok,or announce it themselves.

Age · « **Reply #127 on:** March 24, 2004, 02:53:15 am »

The Truth is out there somewhere ( I figured out your NDA saying No Dummies Allowed right)

Pestalence · « **Reply #128 on:** March 24, 2004, 03:04:38 am »

NDA stands for Non Disclosure Agreement.. it is a legal contract where the signer is not permitted to talk about a project or any aspect of a project unless given specific permission from the person or company that is owning or in charge of the project...

as such, I am under NDA with Taldren.. If Taldren told me what was going on.. then I could not pass on that information... and I am subject to a lawsuit if i violate my NDA...

If Taldren is working on a project and are under NDA.. they can't talk about the project until they recieve permission to do so... If they did talk about it before permission was given, then Taldren would be facing a lawsuit.. i don't think any of us wants that.

Age · « **Reply #129 on:** March 24, 2004, 12:35:55 pm »

I do have a good Knowledge of the law and do know what a Non Disclosure Agreement is if the Satyr worded like you did I word of understood him better .I know that if all of you moderators signed an agreement with this company and leak out any informatin you could face a law suite aswell as company if they said anything.Yes I do know of the legality of all of this.Pestalence can you please reply ro some of my PMs Thank You

PS Sometimes I think most of you with exception of Pestalence are joking around if you are going to say something do not use acronyms or just word just type the hole thing out so we know when you are being serious and aren't joking around.It is not a goood idea to use acronyms around the puplic or especialy in these forums.

Age · « **Reply #131 on:** March 24, 2004, 01:27:13 pm »

I don't think I will be able to.

STFU yuo aren't sating anything bad are you ???

Age · « **Reply #133 on:** March 24, 2004, 01:52:41 pm »

What I meant was saying anything bad I am not a touch typest I do have to look at the key board but I do where that Z key is though aswell as the a and the s aswell as 1,2,3, and 4 is.

Please Kroma_BaSyl tell me what that acronym stands for I do not want to play these head games

Age · « **Reply #135 on:** March 24, 2004, 02:26:15 pm »

I still don't get it you could PM me on this ?

Pestalence · « **Reply #138 on:** March 24, 2004, 02:36:12 pm »

Kroma.. this is a new person to the boards.. Play nice...

Kroma is one of our biggest jokesters on the boards.. but he gives jokes and recieves jokes very well..

can't you tell with that functified TUTU of his???

Ok now that I said that.. Keep passing the jokes around..

Kroma_BaSyl · « **Reply #139 on:** March 24, 2004, 02:38:09 pm »

Come on guys, give me a little credit. I did PM him.

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