I would be a lot more happy about paying more for games if I knew that revenue was actually going to the devs who worked on it. Getting residuals would fundamentally change the structure and nature of this industry. - ThreadSky

annacwebs.bsky.social • 32 days ago

I would be a lot more happy about paying more for games if I knew that revenue was actually going to the devs who worked on it. Getting residuals would fundamentally change the structure and nature of this industry.

Reposted from Graham Reid 🌴

This $80 game discourse truly has me perplexed. On one hand, nobody, self included, wants to pay *more* for games, right? But am I mad at it? No, because some of these games are easily worth that and then some. If I could go back and pay $80 for Witcher 3 or GTA V? I wouldn't have even hesitated.

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vicehii.bsky.social•32 days ago

100000%

pharanplays.bsky.social•31 days ago

this is kind of how i feel about some jobs that have turned into gig-economy type work. sure, i'd pay more if the person doing the work actually got that extra money. but as it is, multinationals are just profiting off of their hard labor. (extracting wealth from poorer countries as a result)

julie.radiantarray.io•32 days ago

yeah a big part of my anger is not that games cost more, but that that increased expense will mean *nothing* to the people who make them. so, yeah, that does feel like a ripoff, actually! because these CEOs don't need more cars

ilycitactivity.bsky.social•32 days ago

Yeah honestly I feel like this point is the fundamental mammoth in the room which undercuts all discussion of price hikes.

elderlygoose.bsky.social•32 days ago

Yep! A cursory look at ceo salaries and layoffs and there's no justification other than greed.

funguseater.bsky.social•31 days ago

Yeah, knowing how many hundreds of millions get spent on PR is just disheartening and only helps pre-sales really

ayshaufarah.bsky.social•32 days ago

yeah i am 100% willing to pay more for games if i knew the money was going to the devs. which it's not.

annacwebs.bsky.social•32 days ago

All this to say: don’t let the discourse distract you from what really matters!

palomamcclain.bsky.social•32 days ago

Residuals would be such an incredible system

lumberjones.bsky.social•32 days ago

I don't mind paying 80 for games that are worth 80. But for certain games they just aren't worth that much. I look at several Nintendo games released recently, such as echos of wisdom or M&L: Brothership. Good games, but not 50USD good.

annacwebs.bsky.social•32 days ago

As someone who is named in the Echoes of Wisdom credits: we devs have no say in how much the game is sold for and we never see any of those profits :( So the system in general needs to be fixed

jamesbjones.com•30 days ago

For some of us, residuals would eliminate much of the anxiety around being laid off every few years.

garadje.bsky.social•32 days ago

Word.

The higher price point is just going to shareholders and owners, they ain't hurting just greedy.

While devs get laid off.

grahamoflegend.com•32 days ago

Residuals, could you imagine?! Or just better wages, better hours. I wonder when that'll ever happen at a bigger scale. I know plenty Indies who pay fairly, don't crunch, and make banger games, and are proud of it (shout-out to @mikebithell.bsky.social)

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