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Re:Ask HN: How to move from traditional tech into game dev? by steeleduncan on Sunday January 08, 2023 @09:08AM (#34299193)
> With a startup you can always try to pivot

You can do this in gamedev as well.

A high budget example would be Fortnite which pivoted to a Battle Royale version of the original, vastly less successful, game. A lower budget example would be Proteus, originally a failed attempt to write an RPG that pivoted into something quite different.

Discord is an example of a game company pivoting from a failed MOBA to a more traditional tech company.

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Re:Ask HN: How to move from traditional tech into game dev? by xyzzy_plugh on Sunday January 08, 2023 @10:25AM (#34299835)
Slack was literally created by a team trying to make a game.
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Re:Ask HN: How to move from traditional tech into game dev? by corysama on Sunday January 08, 2023 @12:58PM (#34301344)
As was Flickr.
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Re:Ask HN: How to move from traditional tech into game dev? by bcrosby95 on Sunday January 08, 2023 @02:03PM (#34301975)
Discord, too.
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Re:Ask HN: How to move from traditional tech into game dev? by cpoile on Sunday January 08, 2023 @06:45PM (#34304707)
As was Mattermost.
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