nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year agoUltrakill dev says it's fine to pirate his game if you don't have money to spare: 'Culture shouldn't exist only for those who can afford it'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.capiracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
arrow-up15arrow-down1external-linkUltrakill dev says it's fine to pirate his game if you don't have money to spare: 'Culture shouldn't exist only for those who can afford it'www.pcgamer.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square67fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.capiracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
minus-squareWhirlybird@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year agoWhy doesn’t he just put the game up for free as an option then?
minus-squarenpz@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI don’t think Steam supports any sort of sliding scale system and they have a price parity rule which would be broken by offering it elsewhere
minus-squareKilgore Trout@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoPiracy is illegal, so a lot of people will still abstain from downloading the game for free. If you provide it for free on official distribution channels, your revenue drops drastically.
minus-squareWhirlybird@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down2·1 year agoIs it illegal if the creator is saying they’re ok with you getting it for free?
Why doesn’t he just put the game up for free as an option then?
I don’t think Steam supports any sort of sliding scale system and they have a price parity rule which would be broken by offering it elsewhere
Piracy is illegal, so a lot of people will still abstain from downloading the game for free.
If you provide it for free on official distribution channels, your revenue drops drastically.
Is it illegal if the creator is saying they’re ok with you getting it for free?