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Jonathan Blow doesn't read contracts carefully.
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What a joke.
TechnicPuppet
Nothing! I said nothing!
This thread delivered. Hoping for a mod title change.
looking at posts in the thread, and remarks that he made himself a while back, it seems clear that he knew that he didn't get to control the price on XBLA
i don't really see what he thinks MS owe him. he's basically been a raging anus about them constantly since the day braid was released (not without reason, mind you), but then he becomes petulant at the idea that they didn't engage him with pleasantries when otherwise acting within the bounds of the contract.
PanicFreak
Member
Jo Blow gives the best nerd rage.
lol gamers
You guys are so insecure it's ridiculous. You have movie actors saying they would call Putin a brother, musicians that get arrested for DUIs, athletes saying dumb shit all the time
but some tweets from an indie dev that 90% of gamers wouldn't even recognize somehow hurts gaming
Simon Belmont
Banned
Imagine the trouble that guy would be in if he had a job that required him to have a maturity level somewhere above that of a sixth grader. Lord help him if The Witness is anything short of amazing.
bitesnintendog
Member
What part of the original deal does he feel MS shafted him on? It seemingly got pushed fairly hard.
Owe is a strong word, and Braid certainly made him wealthy, but it did have a notable impact on the 360's public perception, it was the beginning of the modern indie focused XBLA. They don't owe him, of course, but it does seem extremely strange they wouldn't have courted The Witness as early as possible.
HoodWinked
Member
these are the best, because you see the first page of poster are just ready to join the hilarious rage mob. then not only does blow look like a massive douche but the first set of posters as well.
I think MS has more to gain from The Witness than Blow would. Or at least much more than some inflammatory tweets ever would impact that decision. They'd make an exception of the Id@xbox clauses so fast. Though, Blow and others may still have axes to grind with MS. I wouldn't blame them, seeing Indie Game The Movie.
For someone who's indicated he's planning to put The Witness on XBO, he certainly doesn't seem concerned about torching that bridge while pointing and laughing.
Then there's this lolzy tweet.
https://mobile.twitter.com/Jonathan_Blow/status/361141979666583552?screen_name=Jonathan_Blow
So you're saying vidya games are as popular and stable as movies, music, and sports. As a gamer, I'm not near confident gaming will last longer than those 3....so yea insecurity is cool.
What a tool.
PAULINK
I microwave steaks.
these are the best, because you see the first page of poster are just ready to join the hilarious rage mob. then not only does blow look like a massive douche but the first set of posters as well.
What?
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
It took this guy 3-4 years to realize his game has been this price for a while? Does he not look at his paychecks or even look at his game? I mean, you'd think he could spare a minute in the past 3 years to look at his own game's store page lmao
he's also done a lot of damage to the brand among enthusiast gamers
i'm just saying that if i were MS, keeping up developer relations with jonathan blow probably wouldn't be at the top of my list of priorities
Fried Food
Banned
There's nothing wrong with venting and knee jerk reactions on twitter. Just be prepared to face the consequences (not that I think there will be any in this case)
uncledonnie
Banned
Huh?
mangochutney
Member
His revenue might have been kept the same, so he may not have noticed any ongoing change.
That's how Sony works PSM titles. You set a wholesale price and you'll always get your due cut with no change, but they can charge what they like for the title - even less than your price.
https://en-support.psm.playstation.net/euf/assets/img/wsp_and_rp_en.png
What's he done?
I remember him publicly having some issues with submission guidelines, but they didn't seem vicious or anything.
PanicFreak
Member
He clearly doesn't have much knowledge of the business end of his business
gaming has been around for 30 years or so. It's going to continue being around because people are going to keep making games.
Do you think the government is going to release some widespread virus that makes everyone hate games?
rakkadakka
Member
Dude has an axe to grind, justifiably or not.
Broder Salsa
Banned
With social media like Twitter stuff like this is going to happen, the good part is he realized he was wrong and accepted it.
Yeah the first tweet was silly but whatever.
Yeah the first tweet was silly but whatever.
goldenpp72
Member
I'm pretty sure those people get called out too, stupidity is not something we should ignore. Are you absolutely sure that was the best response you could muster?
Pai Pai Master
Banned
lol he blue himself
HocusPocus
Member
Weird that he hates on MS so much. Not sure what they ever did to him.
Wow, that changed quickly.
As one of the first indie darlings, he sure seems to have let a lot of the praise for his first (and only) game go to his head.
He is frequently shooting his mouth off about something or the other and has demonstrated limited self-awareness.
Dude should just shut up and program.
As one of the first indie darlings, he sure seems to have let a lot of the praise for his first (and only) game go to his head.
He is frequently shooting his mouth off about something or the other and has demonstrated limited self-awareness.
Dude should just shut up and program.
Right now The Witness is effectively "PlayStation Exclusive". And it's thrown in with the likes of Transistor, Rime, and others on the hype list. The Witness on XB1 is an E3 announcement. Xbox would gain more good mindshare than Blows studio gains in money.
Blow has never been an "Indie Darling", he made a widely heralded game. And he's never been nice. Also, he's a hands-on programmer on his game.
"Hey! My game price was unilaterally lowered without any input from me. I'll write a passive aggressive tweet about it just this instant. HAHA" *tweets* "Hmmm I have this feeling that maybe I did agree with this... Hmmm Let me check... Oooops My email database only goes as far as 2011. I'll also tweet this HAHA This is certainly amusing."
"The password to my luggage is 1-2-3-4-5. Maybe I shouldn't have tweeted that just now?"
I empathise with him, I feel like a fool right now.
uncledonnie
Banned
I look forward to checking out The Witness on my PS4, but it's hardly E3 announcement worthy -- maybe in a montage with other indies. Nor is it a system seller. Subjective I guess, but I don't see this game having a huge impact on mindshare. I mean it's coming out on PC and iOS even..
I think he has a history with Microsoft or something.
Funny thing is he wanted to release Braid for 800 points and Microsoft set it up to 1200 points which made him unhappy.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/braid-would-be-cheaper-if-ms-agreed
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/braid-would-be-cheaper-if-ms-agreed
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
His reaction isnt a mistake.