Not to pick on this guy, but I've seen this sentiment a lot. I was a struggling solo indie dev making a passion project. I was about to sell out to a publisher so I could hire artists and finish my game properly. But I didn't, because I was saved by an Epic exclusivity deal. https://twitter.com/Mr_Centauri/status/1128764792145997824 …
It completely depends on the publishing deal / publisher studio relatoonship. It's not a flat "all deals are this way" thing. An indie studio that's gets some funding from a publisher will still get additional funding from an EGS deal under most usual contracts
