@nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 5 months 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-square104fedilinkarrow-up1796cross-posted to: anticorporate@lemmy.giftedmc.compcgaming@lemmy.capiracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
arrow-up1796external-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.com@nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 5 months agomessage-square104fedilinkcross-posted to: anticorporate@lemmy.giftedmc.compcgaming@lemmy.capiracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
minus-square@Whirlybird@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish3•5 months agoWhy doesn’t he just put the game up for free as an option then?
minus-square@npz@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish11•5 months 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-square@paholg@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish3•5 months agoYou can offer the game elsewhere for less / free, you just can’t sell steam keys for less than you sell them on steam.
minus-squareKilgore TroutlinkfedilinkEnglish4•5 months 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-square@Whirlybird@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish1•5 months agoIs it illegal if the creator is saying they’re ok with you getting it for free?
minus-squareKilgore TroutlinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-25 months agoYes, it’s still illegal. As it’s illegal to dumpster dive food even though you have permission from the supermarket owner.
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
You can offer the game elsewhere for less / free, you just can’t sell steam keys for less than you sell them on steam.
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?
Yes, it’s still illegal.
As it’s illegal to dumpster dive food even though you have permission from the supermarket owner.