Bethesda is now owned by Microsoft meaning Starfield will be on gamepass day 1. Gamepass already heavily restricts how you mod your games with protected folder bullshit at the OS level.

I have a feeling that it'll be really hard to use nexus with Starfield if not entirely impossible as Beth and Msoft will want to kite you through their new mod store where they take a sizeable chunk from mod makers

    • WoofWoof91 [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      paid mods aren't what will fuck them, lacking an enormous array of free mods will

        • CTHlurker [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          Just a quick point. If you begin releasing paid mods, then you need an ARMY of IP-controllers, in order to prevent getting into a protracted peoples war with Disney. if you release a product, that people pay money for, and said product is too close to Disney's IP, they will move heaven and earth to ensure that you don't ever see a cent. One of the reasons why people have been able to mod Shrek, or Thomas the Tank engine is because it's way harder to prove that Disney suffered any damage when the IP was used for something that earned no revenue