Posted 5 hours ago
Timboli: It seems to me, that it is only in the last two or three years that ZP finally spent some decent money, time and effort on the place. Before that it very much seemed like they were running on the smell of an oily rag.
Even now, we have no idea how financial they truly are.
I've bought a number of games from them and gotten all their free games, but if they were relying on me to survive, they would fail, because their prices are nearly always too high, and their sales too few.
So it seems to me they just exist, without much outlay to do so.
GOG on the other hand spend far more money on presentation, sales and promotion, and have far more games.
That said, I see ZP have spent some money and time on a Linux initiative, so kudos to them.
Aside from that, things happen too slowly at ZP, which is why I rarely check them now, and have missed a few sales, which is disappointing ... I certainly would have bought Duke 1 and Duke 2 in one of those sales.
I'm actually curious about this. ZP has been developing two video games for years and has acquired the rights to several children's games. Despite this, they barely make any money and are just managing to survive. If you look up the revenue generated by the games they co-develop on Steam, you'll see it's not enough to significantly benefit them financially. Yet, they still seem to be spending money. Even now, we have no idea how financial they truly are.
I've bought a number of games from them and gotten all their free games, but if they were relying on me to survive, they would fail, because their prices are nearly always too high, and their sales too few.
So it seems to me they just exist, without much outlay to do so.
GOG on the other hand spend far more money on presentation, sales and promotion, and have far more games.
That said, I see ZP have spent some money and time on a Linux initiative, so kudos to them.
Aside from that, things happen too slowly at ZP, which is why I rarely check them now, and have missed a few sales, which is disappointing ... I certainly would have bought Duke 1 and Duke 2 in one of those sales.
It seems like selling unpopular games might be providing them with some sort of steady revenue stream or is all from the Duke.
But you're right GOG is spending more on promotion. Maybe GOG needs to cut on spending so much.
Post edited 5 hours ago by Syphon72