Shiny founder David Perryhas stated thatfree PC games are going to be piracy’s silver bullet, with in-game purchases supporting content and keeping everybody happy.
“The next big thing will be free games,” stated the man responsible for such games asEarthworm Jim,MDKandMessiah.“[Asia] had so much piracy that they decided to stop charging for the games. Instead, there’ll be a charge for things you might want to use in the game.Your character might have a plain white T-shirt. If you wanted a nicer one you could have it for a dollar. Or perhaps you could buy a magic sword for a knight for a dollar.”
At the very least, it’ll stop giving developers something to blame when their games do badly.
