Splitgate 2 brings back the free to play FPS with portals from 1047 Games, with a Beta now available. However, it's another game that will not work on Desktop Linux, only the Steam Deck.
Probably more convenient to download the cracked version without the anticheat. That’ll work on Linux.
The idea of “voting with your wallet” doesn’t work in most cases, because your only options are to vote in favour, or not vote. Boycotts aren’t votes against a product, because they don’t hurt companies. They just refuse to help them.
Piracy isn’t stealing, but since companies think it is, piracy is the third option we need - the no vote.
And considering that people with more money get more votes it kinda doesn’t matter if you support it or not. Somebody will, and somebody with more disposable income than your entire income could decide on a whim to defeat the collective action all by themselves. Same thing as candy crush type stuff, they only need one whale to make all the free players worth it.
I agree that piracy should become more widespread. It’s the only way for companies to feel the pain of losing customers. Otherwise its an opportunity cost calculation for the corporation: how many players can they afford to lose in order to increase returns from the players they dont lose.
Make that calculation unbearable and suddenly the math changes – customers are prioritized above further optimizing of profits. That only happens if the cost of not doing right by customers is an outright loss of money. Not lower profits, monetary losses.
Until these choices stop being profitable it’s literally irrational for them to not abuse their customers.
Probably more convenient to download the cracked version without the anticheat. That’ll work on Linux.
The idea of “voting with your wallet” doesn’t work in most cases, because your only options are to vote in favour, or not vote. Boycotts aren’t votes against a product, because they don’t hurt companies. They just refuse to help them.
Piracy isn’t stealing, but since companies think it is, piracy is the third option we need - the no vote.
And considering that people with more money get more votes it kinda doesn’t matter if you support it or not. Somebody will, and somebody with more disposable income than your entire income could decide on a whim to defeat the collective action all by themselves. Same thing as candy crush type stuff, they only need one whale to make all the free players worth it.
I agree that piracy should become more widespread. It’s the only way for companies to feel the pain of losing customers. Otherwise its an opportunity cost calculation for the corporation: how many players can they afford to lose in order to increase returns from the players they dont lose.
Make that calculation unbearable and suddenly the math changes – customers are prioritized above further optimizing of profits. That only happens if the cost of not doing right by customers is an outright loss of money. Not lower profits, monetary losses.
Until these choices stop being profitable it’s literally irrational for them to not abuse their customers.
Does this exist for splitgate 2 yet?