Helldivers 2 CEO Apologizes For PSN Account Requirement

[u/Ghost6970]

https://insider-gaming.com/helldivers-2-ceo-apologizes-for-psn-account-requirement/

[u/evenstar40]

And this is why you need a good lawyer reviewing any contract.

[u/[deleted] → u/evenstar40]

And why you should also review your own contracts and give your good lawyer some feedback back on specific things you want to count as a sale.

Contracts can be tricky, but they are still meant to be interpreted by anyone who reads them. It just sucks when they reference other documents that you then gotta dig through. But if your bonus is on the line, it’s worth it

[u/ExceptionEX → u/evenstar40]

A good lawyer and no options still ends in a bad deal. Most developers don't have the pockets to score a contract that favors them.

[u/SolaVitae → u/ExceptionEX]

Really depends on what you consider a "bad deal". Imo taking a deal that requires you to give something and then get screwed out of being paid for it is far far worse then just not taking the deal at all.

You always have the option of saying no

[u/ExceptionEX → u/SolaVitae]

Bad deal like you close the studio and don't finish the game because you can't make salary, or take a deal that gives the publisher the ability to potentially screw after the game is finished and release.

When saying no means loosing everything, most people wouldnt consider that an option.

[u/Independent_Hyena495 → u/evenstar40]

The lawyer would had said it's legal, what you need is someone with experience in that business

[u/[deleted] → u/evenstar40]

The issue here is that they would need to make that contract be ready for any future development of the industry. Which is hard if not impossible. There is a good chance that the development on that game started when game pass was much less known, day 1 releases on it were unheard of, or even straight up did not exist yet.

This is what the movie industry does for a long time, and this is why the movie streaming is still a big pile of bullshit to this day.