| Tober said: |
If games were free it would only kill 99,99% of the biggest studios, but not 99,99% of the industry. It's the same with music. How many music is produced and make virtually zero profit? Many music artists started putting their first songs on SoundCloud and other free streaming services
Think about how many artists still making draws and paiting for virtually zero profit
I believe this would make games go back to the scope, size and technical level they were in the early 2000s, but that's it
I'd still patronage games regularly, and I believe enough people would still do it. Not enough for make AAA games, but enough for A games. I honestly wouldn't mind the change
There is also an argument about games being culture, there are alternatives to some level of state funded software development. In my country this is how many of our cultural industry survives
