• skulblaka@sh.itjust.works
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    14 hours ago

    Less AAA trash fires and better access to actual passion projects because they aren’t being drowned in a sea of mediocrity?

    This is an absolute win on all sides

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      7 hours ago

      Passion projects like Stardew where the devs get paid nothing for years? That’s not sustainable.

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        10 minutes ago

        I buy things in early access for just such a reason. If it looks like something I’ll like, I’ll buy it early to support development. If it’s great then great. If it falls through then I’m out a bad investment of like, $10.

        I’ve got probably a hundred indie games in my library that I’ve supported in exactly such a fashion, from raw pre-alpha to 1.0 release to post-release content update or dlc. They aren’t all winners. But many of them were worth the cost of investment and then some.