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“I think the old publishing model has died, where it’s just a bunch of suits and they’re doing marketing. It’s changed dramatically.” — Stardock CEO Brad Wardell, explaining why developers need a full partner to help bring games to market.

“I suspect that Apple would be ecstatic if 90 per cent of game developers disappeared overnight. See also: Steam.” — Indie developer Jeff Vogel, explaining why he walked away from iOS development after his game Avernum 2 was pulled from the App Store.

“I don’t think VR is a now thing. I’m not saying it’s five years from now, but it’s not really a now now thing.” — Xbox head Phil Spencer, talking about why Microsoft is sitting on the VR sidelines right now.

“I’m scared as a game developer to think about making a game.” — Mike Capps, former president of Epic Games, talking about how hard it is to make a hit game these days and why he’s not starting a new game studio.