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  cost of making games always goes up. I think a small minority make huge profits and the rest barely break... : Supine
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    Sure, but it doesn't take a financial analyst to see that Ensemble has been a pretty successful company. : Fred Garvin
    • Maybe AoE 1 and 2 were. In the past few years, I can't say I've heard much about them. : Dr_Cube
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    This is what I think to. I remember someone stating (and this was over 5 year ago) that "we are an indust... : Dr_Cube
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      Another way of putting it, "the hits pay for the misses" - a publisher has to suck up the money they lose... : Schnapple
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        Uh. No. If a studio delivers a miss, the publisher says "Thank you very much but no more money for you.",... : Dr_Cube
        • I'm not talking about the studios or developers, I'm talking about the publishers. I'm a publisher. I... : Schnapple
• The developers who do produce profit-raking games are often under giant publishers who take a significant... : Ely
• My guess is that the people in charge said, "We want more money" and MS said no. So rather than have som... : jccalhoun
• I think it's because in any corporate system, if there's a problem anywhere across the board on profits, ... : thebigbeefsandwich