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Anyway, tl;dr is if you're a smaller studio, do Early Access into a full launch, but don't bank on EA being the thing that finances you to 1.0.
If you're a massive studio, you'll go through the same cycle that Marvel Heroes and Helldivers 2 went if you're successful, or you're crash really hard.
November 11, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Anyway, tl;dr is if you're a smaller studio, do Early Access into a full launch, but don't bank on EA being the thing that finances you to 1.0.
If you're a massive studio, you'll go through the same cycle that Marvel Heroes and Helldivers 2 went if you're successful, or you're crash really hard.