Removal of games from libraries is something that creators/devs have done as well. So when developers and creators remove game downloads from games they purchased without warning, who do we blame?
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Itch. There hasn't been clarification on anything. Creators are removing their games because if what itch is suggesting is correct, then those creators could be hit with thousands of dollars of refunds. Its not worth risking it.
I've heard some people suggest that those devs shouldn't have spent the money from sales, but being honest, when you get paid for work, do you store all of that money just in case someone changes a rule and you have to refund everything? Right now, would you be able to pay back a lump sum of $5000 that you accumulated piecemeal over 3 years?
That is why devs are removing their games. They posted them when they were allowed by the rules. Now the rules have changed and the implication is that they are liable for every refund. People can't do that or even risk it until the situation is clarified.
Put yourself in our position. What would you do?
true on that end, but creators shouldn't be removing downloads to purchased content. There have been cases of some devs completing deleting their storefront pages and erasing content. If a user cared and could prove that they purchased certain content, itch could put that onus back on creators. I'm not saying creators shouldn't get clarification from itch and boycott in their own way, but they shouldn't punish people who donated to them. Say Ubisoft or Devolver Digital removed a game from Steam because they disagreed with the platform's policies, and also made all games unplayable without warning users. Should Ubisoft of Devolver be let off the hook?
no one is claiming that creators shouldn't spend money from sales. The big issue is when they remove downloads to their products, especially to those who paid for it. Customers should also understand that they shouldn't refund just to make a statement without thinking about the consequences to creators' income.