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Kickstarter No Risk All Reward
Cordova, TN; January 2, in the year of our Lord 2017--Family
Friendly Gaming, the industry leader in covering the family
friendly video games is giving some social commentary on how
Kickstarter has changed the video game industry. Plenty of indie
developers have gotten their dreams funded. Plenty of smaller
companies have been able to achieve products to market way
faster than before. Then the larger video game companies
realized they could get gamers to fund their projects. Making it
no risk on their bank accounts, and all reward. This has hurt
the video game industry. Companies now see gamers as their
financial funding. Too many games funded through Kickstarter are
half done when they are releases. Companies are not respecting
the money they receive since there are no strings attached.
We talked about this in a video on our Youtube channel
here. It dismays me to see the industry take this turn. I
loved the capitalism nature of funding at Kickstarter. The greed
factor has taken over and companies that can afford to fund
games are being lazy. They are ruining Kickstarter. They risk
nothing, and gain all of the rewards. Gamers that fund these
projects should share in the profits. The billionaire companies
do not need even more money when they are not even paying for
the products they are putting on the market. The sad part is the
small companies that need assistance are being drowned out. Too
many gaming media outlets (that cover Kickstarter stories) are
focusing on the billionaire companies and their products. This
leaves the little guy out in the cold.
I hope we see improvements to this problem in 2017. I hope to
see some profit sharing in the future for everyone that funds
these projects. I hope to see companies held accountable for
failing to keep their promises. I hope to see a distinction
between the indie companies and the billionaire companies. What
ways are you looking for Kickstarter to improve? What issues do
you have with Kickstarter?
God bless,
Paul Bury
Family Friendly Gaming