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If you're a video game developer, why don't you release your source code?

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People will pirate the game
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I am still working on the game
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People will make knockoffs of the game
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I am ashamed of what my codebase has become
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I don't want the community getting involved
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The publisher will not allow it
% (1 votes)
The game uses proprietary middleware
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My studio is publicly-traded
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My studio is owned by another larger publicly-traded company
% (1 votes)
Releasing my source code makes it easy for cheaters and hackers to bypass or remove anti-cheat middleware
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I want to release for XBox, Playstation, or Nintendo Switch
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I don't know what you want me to release
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The code is written for a specific nonfree engine and is useless without that engine
% (1 votes)
Too many people worked on the code; Obtaining consent for a source code release from all of them is not worthwhile or feasible
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People will steal the assets used in the game
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The game uses commercial nonfree assets sold in the engine's asset store
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My code is patented, or I want to keep it a trade secret
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I used AI to write my code
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The game was made under an IP licensing deal
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You can't have it, it's mine!
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People will easily reverse engineer other games made using my source code
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Video games have a limited lifespan, so people won't notice if I release my source code
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I won't be able to profit from the game if I release my source code
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The code and assets in the game are too tightly coupled
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I don't believe releasing the source code is necessary for preserving my game
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AI tools like GitHub Copilot will just plaigiarise my code
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I don't want people to mod my game
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I do. After a certain period of time but only the code. All Assets need the be taken from a genuine copy of the game via any Store front.
% (1 votes)
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