Why public?

[MoppCC1]

What reason is there for paradox to go public? They are swimming in cash with all the dlcs and successful releases of the more casual games.

If you think that paradox in the future will be as consumer friendly as they are today when there is a "boy I don't know about dem video games, but I do know cash" 51% shareholder you are gullible.

What is the reason? Valve for example is still a private company.

 

[Kirkegaard]

More cash for owners I guess. Hardly any other really good reasons, one gives up a lot of freedom in how to do things (even if one only sell 0.01%).

I think it is kind of a dangerous way to go for a company that makes a living out of consumer goodwill, since most of the business is build around paying for DLC's that seldom in itself is worth much. But support the company and keep the game development going. If people start loosing that trust and support for Paradox, I think the DLC sale will drop like a stone, since the raw DLC value in itself is often very low, due to the free patch strategy.

 

[AndrewT]

We have two other threads on this topic. No need for another.