“We’re gonna move away from D&D and start making a new thing.”
We are not a company that’s made to create DLCs, expansions.
We tried that actually, a few times.
We failed every time - it’s not our thing.
Life is too short.
Our ambitions are very large."
Vincke continued, “Baldur’s Gatewill always have a warm spot in our heart.
We’ll forever be proud of it, but we’re not gonna continue in it.
We’re not gonna make new expansions, which everybody is expecting us to do.
We’re not gonna make Baldur’s Gate 4, which everyone is expecting us to do.
We did our job.”
This message was for those who make a run at double their revenue year after year.
You don’t have to do that.
You’ll find it brings you more joy."
This message was for those who give a shot to double their revenue year after year.
You don’t have to do that.
That’s really the thing that you’re going after.
It is what we are trying to get in every single thing that we make.
“You’re only gonna get a game that gives you this if you chase it continuously.
You’ll get word-of-mouth, and word-of-mouth is the best marketing tool that exists in the world.
When your buddies tell you ‘this is what you should be playing!
It’s really fundamental to what I believe.”
Vincke also revealed a few more surprises in the talk.