Digital River: "Games as a Service, Microtransactions, Tripled Industry's Value"

[StrayKAT]

too many game companies are located in very expensive areas... EA, bethesda, valve, etc...

they should move to cheaper areas and be able to drive prices down...

and TBH game devs that read this and think that being in redwood shores, etc makes you a better studio you are flat out wrong. Nobody GAF about where you are located. Just as long as you make games that are fun and affordable...

Austin is/has been big for games, and cheaper than those other areas. I'm not sure it changes anything. You could even say it started a lot of the "service" oriented mentality with MMOs. edit: Although it does have it's share of smaller games too.