Monthly episodes discussing this topic, 2023-08 to 2023-09.
Not enough disagreement in the transcripts to form camps. These are the positions taken by people with demonstrated expertise on this topic first, then by how many people heard them on it, then by VoiceRank.
Creators should be able to sell mods, but it is reasonable for game companies to receive a portion of the revenue if they provide the modding tools.
“If someone wants to do a whole bunch of work and they want to get paid for their work it is their right to put their work up for sale effectively but I I just yeah I don't know why do I even read twitch chat Linus you're disregarding the precedent this might set I haven't taken a stance well it coul”
Linus Tech Tips · Sep 2023 · 1 episode · 1.7M views on this topicModders deserve to be paid for their work, but paid mods could change the community for the worse.
“I think if someone wants to do a whole bunch of work and they want to get paid for their work it is their right to put their work up for sale effectively but I I just yeah I don't know why do I even read twitch chat Linus you're disregarding the precedent this might set I haven't taken a stance well”
Linus Tech Tips · Sep 2023 · 1 episode · 1.7M views on this topicGary Bowser believes that individuals should have the ability to modify or repair the video game systems they purchase.
“It's like, "Why how come I just can't replace the the lens in the PlayStation 1?" I mean, is it really Gary who's going to the dark side to try to code these things or modify them? Or is it Nintendo going to the dark side by locking out developers and purposely making it hard for them to modify it i”
Jack Rhysider · Aug 2023 · 1 episode · 134K views on this topicJack Reciter argues that users should be able to modify and improve their own gaming hardware and software.
“It's how we progress with technology. It's to improve upon someone else's code and someone else's hardware and the improved versions take us to new places and it becomes the new standard for how things work.”
Jack Rhysider · Aug 2023 · 1 episode · 134K views on this topicPositions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.