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[–] Mango 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Why does game company need a publisher when they can host on Steam or one of it's lesser competitors and pay YouTubers to get the initial word out?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Probably because they can also finance the games being made. Indie devs generally don't have much money.

[–] Mango 1 points 4 months ago

Just take a loan. Build a portfolio to convince the lender. Hire some marketing people.