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Re: Jane Jensen and The Adventure Company
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05/18/03 02:55 PM
05/18/03 02:55 PM
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Originally posted by rtrooney: And the margins have gone down I bet. If you figure production/marketing costs (overhead) at $2.5 million, and gross profit (pre-tax) percentage at ten percent, then the standard business calculation, overhead divided by gross profit percentage equals the break even point, says that a selling price of $29/unit would require sales of slightly over 862,000 units to break even. That's an almost unheard-of figure in PC adventure games.
Which is why you need world-wide and cross-platform publication to maximise sales. And to make sure that development costs are minimised you also need to ensure that the platforms have as much commonality as possible, which in turn leads to interface decisions that some may prefer didn't happen.
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Re: Jane Jensen and The Adventure Company
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05/19/03 07:12 AM
05/19/03 07:12 AM
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Steve Ince (at work)
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Thanks.
The interface was actually a pretty big hit at E3.
Steve Ince
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Re: Jane Jensen and The Adventure Company
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05/19/03 05:38 PM
05/19/03 05:38 PM
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Oops! That didn't work as planned. (Perhaps the above message can be deleted)
>>Which is why you need world-wide and cross-platform publication to maximise sales.
Anyway. What you have said is a given. Another old business cliche... There are three ways to increase profit. Reduce costs. Increase sales. A combination of the two.
Obviously, porting the game to as many platforms as possible is a way to increase sales. I don't know if that is possible with one of Jane's games. I wouldn't think that games with as complex a story line as those Jane produces would port well to a console. Whether concessions will be made in order to enable porting, and thus increase sales, is a marketing question Jane and AC will have to make.
Jane's games fetch a premium price. And while AC's games generally retail in the $19-29 (USD) range, $49-$59 is not out of the question. Which certainly would cut down on the number of units that would have to be sold before they start earning a profit.
For whom the games toll. They toll for thee.
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Re: Jane Jensen and The Adventure Company
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05/20/03 07:49 AM
05/20/03 07:49 AM
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Becky
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The interface was actually a pretty big hit at E3. If you've come up with a keyboard interface that's almost as easy to use as the mouse, you will have added significantly to the gaming enjoyment of millions. Well, maybe not millions. Still, lots and lots and lots of gamers will thank you.
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Re: Jane Jensen and The Adventure Company
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05/21/03 02:53 AM
05/21/03 02:53 AM
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This was quite fascinating. I'm interested to know how they will develop the game in a year (from September) when they don't even have a team pulled together let alone an engine and tools. We'd find it tight and we have all that already in place.
Steve Ince
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