Citron: Platform launches offer outsized distribution opportunities for new gaming studios
Jason Citron · Discord: Jason Citron · Mar 7, 2022 · at 13:26
Discord founder Jason Citron explains the mental model behind pivoting his startup immediately after Apple announced the iOS App Store in 2008.
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“Whenever a new video game console launches, that's the opportunity for a new video game studio to get started. Because There aren't 200 games available. Like, you know, when the PlayStation three claims that comes out or, you know, one of these new systems, it's just a handful of titles. And so if you can be a launch title, you can get a lot of distribution and because you'll get a lot of awareness because the console makers will push the games. And so it's a great opportunity to launch a new business.”
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