Nothing more disappointing to me than seeing a game I might enjoy… and then it’s only available on PC on Epic Games store. Why can’t it be available on Epic, Xbox game store and Steam? It’s so annoying, like you have no choice but to use Epic… which I would literally do ANYTHING not to use.

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And? It’s still profit. If it weren’t, it wouldn’t be listed.

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Profit matters on a quarterly basis.

If a company gets the full profit of their game as they predicted they might in 1 quarter, then that’s basically the best case scenario.

If instead that full profit is spread of multiple years, then quater-to-quarter the game might look like it is underperforming, or severely so.

The timing of profit matters just as much as how much profit there is. Time value of money is a pretty useful concept in the financial world.

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and… instead of getting $60 immediately, they are getting $30 or whatever later. clearly one is better than the other, no?

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