alt Hacker NewsThe solution is mostly not to go public. Valve is a good example of this.
Do well enough that you don't need outside investors, or if you take on outside investors select them carefully and ensure they don't expect an IPO.
The solution is mostly not to go public. Valve is a good example of this.
Do well enough that you don't need outside investors, or if you take on outside investors select them carefully and ensure they don't expect an IPO.
Valve is a bad example.
For game developers, they are a nearing close to a monopoly with Steam, anything PC and for distribution has to go through them and they take a cut, any other places aren't as effective.
Valve has no real competitors or competition.
Unless Valve faces intense competition to change, enshittification will be inevitable since they know nobody can really challenge them.
This is regardless of self or outside funding or no plans to IPO.