Pistol Shrimp was established by a group of veteran Toys For Bob developers who had learned the importance of owning what they make through first-hand experience.
Speaking with GamesIndustry.biz, two of Pistol Shrimp's four co-founders Fred Ford and Dan Gerstein say it's an important consideration because while the medium itself has changed tremendously in the decades they've been making games, some things remain largely unchanged.
"I've seen it in many stages and many guises, but one thing that's pretty constant is publishers tend to want to keep everything they can [in exchange for] the money that you get from them," Ford says.
source https://www.gamesindustry.biz/pistol-shrimp-and-the-importance-of-owning-what-you-make
