Last week we mentioned the problem of increased shipping costs worldwide.
A fellow game maker was recently generous enough to share their numbers in a Kickstarter post to their backers, showing that since their original quote received in 2019, recent re-estimates have increased their costs of freight to more than SEVEN TIMES that of the original estimate.
Add to this is a global paper shortage caused by the confluence of increased demand for wooden and paper goods, a decrease in productivity from mills during the pandemic, and the aforementioned increase in freight prices affecting paper importers. This has reached the point where we are hearing reports of factories shutting partially down due to greyboard orders are going unfulfilled.
In brief, this is not a good time to launch a game.
Which, as it happens, is fine. If we have more time before it’s advisable to launch, then we have more time to build an incredible gaming experience – which is exactly what we intend to do.
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