this post was submitted on 20 Feb 2025

591 points (98.0% liked)

Greentext

greentext@sh.itjust.works

8,894 readers

4,546 active

703 users here now

This is a place to share greentexts and witness the confounding life of Anon. If you're new to the Greentext community, think of it as a sort of zoo with Anon as the main attraction.

Be warned:

Anon is often crazy.
Anon is often depressed.
Anon frequently shares thoughts that are immature, offensive, or incomprehensible.

If you find yourself getting angry (or god forbid, agreeing) with something Anon has said, you might be doing it wrong.

founded 3 years ago

moderators

Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works

Anon goes to the casino (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 years ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works [M] to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

28 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Xuderis@lemmy.world 107 points 2 years ago (8 children)

I’d rather gaming developers have that money than casinos.

hideshow 8 child comments

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 63 points 2 years ago (3 children)

If only it was the programmers and the development team that received 100% of every purchase.

parent

hideshow 3 child comments

[+] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

[deleted]

parent

hideshow 2 child comments

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 16 points 2 years ago

I'm willing to be ridiculous, because the pittance most workaday programmers and designers get from their hits is also ridiculous.

parent

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah, even 50% would be baller. So like 20% to the storefront, 20% to the publisher, and 10% to random other costs.

parent

[+] ma1w4re@lemm.ee 29 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

[deleted]

parent

hideshow 2 child comments

[–] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 17 points 2 years ago

They won't admit it, but most AAA game companies are casinos

parent

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago*

Same. Most of the money I spend on games goes to indie devs, and I'll usually only buy a AAA if it's either on steep discount or actually really good. Something like 70% to indies, 30% to AAA.

parent

[–] Lightor@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Too bad money goes directly to the publisher to decide who gets what.

parent