We ask for your patience and understanding as we navigate this challenging period. I’m sorry we can not share more at this time as we are still getting a full understanding of the situation ourselves. We will post a follow up on our blog if the situation changes.
This is key. Itch is right now fighting to make sure it can continue to operate as an entity as close to the version of it that existed before this mess. It's best for them to be cautious and avoid any legal trouble, and unfortunately that means we'll be kept in the dark on a lot of things while the dust settles. None of what's happening now is by choice, or permanent, and Itch is the reason why a bunch of these games and communities exist in the first place. What would be permanent is not addressing this and losing the platform as a whole.
I've worked at companies with smaller userbases and had it take months to make a minor change to a website, suddenly having to pivot on something as significant as payments is a herculean task, so nothing is going to be ideal. Major props and love to the Itch team for having to weather this storm. If y'all want to be mad, be mad at the people who put us in this situation, not the ones who have to deal with the consequences.