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Palworld developer 'blown away' by the response to its new publishing arm, which has received 150 game pitches just one week after opening (www.pcgamer.com)
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Maybe I'm old but every time a developer becomes a publisher, it's the beginning of the enshitification process.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago (2 children)

What exactly being "publisher" means? It's not like most games are released on physical media these days or need distribution contracts in multiple countries.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Essentially, you help fund the development of the game for a cut of the profits later. Not a lot of studios are able to fund themselves between games. Granted, a lot of that is because they are sharing profits with a developer .

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 days ago

They're like the record labels of gaming.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

To add to the other comment, publishers can also help with, or wholly handle, marketing too.