Giving away games is harmful to the industry

[FunFan]

VGPolyglot said:

FunFan said:

That was pretty much a demo...

Yeah, but you didn't need a subscription to play it. Also, I don't understand the "harmful to the industry" crap. I don't care about the profits of the companies. It's their job to make me want to buy and play their games, not my job to support them by giving them money just because they're guilt tripping us.

I think It could be harmful to the value of an Ip. But if a game didn't sold to start with, I can see giving it away as a way to market a sequel.