LogFAQs > #946174044

sktgamer_13dude posted...

Thats dumb af.

The people watching the streamer arent consuming the game. Theyre consuming the streamers charisma and them playing the game. Streaming is just free advertising for games anyway.

Hey that game looks fun, I should buy it myself or hey I wanna play Fortnite like Ninja, mommy/daddy I want CC info for skins/battle pass is free marketing for games that developers literally have to either do nothing for or give out a copy of the game to said streamer. Who usually spend money on skins and whatnot themselves, so theyre still paying the developers somewhat.

Maybe if the game was strictly CYOA with only cutscenes or something like that, you might have some point, but thats not the majority of games in the slightest.

I agree that the work a streamer does in generating enterainment is a factor, but "free PR" isn't a good argument. Just ask any band or artist that had to take unpaid gigs "for the exposure". An artist deserves compensation for their work, regardless of how much taking it and using it without paying them to make a profit "gives them free marketing."

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