If I want to buy Subnautica 2. Does the money go to the developers, which I’m cool with, or… does it go to Krafton, which I dislike due to them being assholes towards the Subnautica developers.

  • einkorn@feddit.org
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    2 days ago

    AFAIK it goes to both. However as far as I understand the whole situation the Devs get a massive payout if the game reaches a set number of purchases during early access. The amount is so high that the publisher fears that publishing the game is going to be a net negative for them (the publisher). This is why the publisher has tried everything legal and supposedly illegal to get out of paying this bonus.

    So in short: The money goes to both but if you want to screw the publisher buy it during early access.

    • Jude_the_Obscure@lemmy.zip
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      1 hour ago

      lol well shit i never buy in early access but I’m absofuckinglutely going to get subnautica 2 anyway and helping out with fucking this publisher might prompt me to do it

  • meowmeow@quokk.au
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    2 days ago

    Just play the game. It’s a bunch of CEOs arguing over 250m, not developers going hungry.

    They’ll win in court.