nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month 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-square102fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.capiracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
arrow-up11arrow-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 month agomessage-square102fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.capiracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
minus-squareWhirlybird@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoWhy doesn’t he just put the game up for free as an option then?
minus-squareKilgore Trout@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month 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-up0·1 month agoIs it illegal if the creator is saying they’re ok with you getting it for free?
minus-squarenpz@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month 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-squarepaholg@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoYou can offer the game elsewhere for less / free, you just can’t sell steam keys for less than you sell them on steam.
Why doesn’t he just put the game up for free as an option then?
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?
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
You can offer the game elsewhere for less / free, you just can’t sell steam keys for less than you sell them on steam.