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Also, a friend's game "Path of Exile" is using a pre-purchase model to fund the late stages of development https://www.pathofexile.com/purchase/ https://www.pathofexile.com/purchase/ You can buy micro-currency in advance and in exchange receive perks similar to KickStarter. By running it themselves, Grinding Gears gets access to the funds and can dish out the benefits immediately.