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So to be clear I'm not necessarily completely against residuals for VA, just against the idea that not getting them is some sort of heinous unfairness in the industry.

I think the problem with them getting them is you open the flood gates to a ton of other people wanting them-- people arguably more deserving than the VA itself, and that just makes something complicated when it doesn't necessarily need to be.

With actors it makes more sense due to being a combination of the fact that you're using their likeness directly, and that you're giving them the residuals generally based on TV Ads and TV broadcasts which get paid more directly from the broadcaster or advertiser.

I do not believe for example it's typical that Brad Pitt would get a percentage of the box office or dvd sales for Bullet Train. He would however get residuals for Bullet Train (or any random ad he's in) being shown on the USA network, because USA network would pay the film studio some small amount of money to be able to show the film. Some particularly big name actors like Scarlet Johanson do get residuals from box office, but I do not believe it is standard practice from what I've been told from the few people I know who work in the industry. Correct me if I'm wrong.

As video games don't use this avenue for profit it makes a lot less sense for them to apply it wholesale. I would say that perhaps maybe Bayonetta's VA deserves some residual if say the monthly XBL type services pay any portion to the titles included in the game pass which they probably, but so do a ton of other people.