Jerykk wrote on Jul 5, 2012, 06:29:
Sigh. Bethesda Softworks (aka Zenimax Media) is a publisher. Bethesda Game Studios is a developer. They are not the same thing.
This is a technicality. Bethesda was always its own publisher, published its own games. But unlike Looking Glass Studios, who had only some distribution deals with Eidos, they were smart enough to handle the publishing part of this business. LG folded, Beth prospered.
All the ressources they poured into Skyrim was earned by selfpublished, selfdeveloped games. Beth does what some indies do want in the long run. Make yourself independent AND make grandios games with lots of production value.
I repeat: You dont need publishers anymore. You only have to stay focused and get your fucking games on the most popular download plattforms.