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Based on the context of the "free for content developers," it sounds to me like they mean it will be free for people developing add-on content for existing game

by chc 12y ago

Based on the context of the "free for content developers," it sounds to me like they mean it will be free for people developing add-on content for existing games, not that it will be free for people making their own games.

AimHere 12y ago
That's a grey area surely. Much of Valve's output has been people making completely new own games out of existing games - CS, TF2 and Dota all began life as mods to very different games. I think that they'll have monetisation in place either through royalties like Epic, or just their cut of Steam sales. I don't see why they'd worry that someone used Source to make a brand new game they're almost sure to profit from anyways.
TazeTSchnitzel 12y ago
Nah, that wouldn't be noteworthy. Valve has always allowed use of GoldSrc and Source for modding at no cost, it's pretty much their thing.
squeaky-clean 12y ago
I agree. If it was free for game development, they would have said "game developers" and not "content developers." Someone in /r/gamedev posted a link to this press release. [0] It looks official, and steamdb is usually reputable. Here's the most relevant section, it definitely doesn't sound like Source 2 will be free for original game development. > "The value of a platform like the PC is how much it increases the productivity of those who use the platform. With Source 2, our focus is increasing creator productivity. Given how important user generated content is becoming, Source 2 is designed not for just the professional developer, but enabling gamers themselves to participate in the creation and development of their favorite games," said Valve's Jay Stelly. "We will be making Source 2 available for free to content developers. This combined with recent announcements by Epic and Unity will help continue the PCs dominance as the premiere content authoring platform." [0] https://steamdb.info/blog/source2-announcement/ https://steamdb.info/blog/source2-announcement/

by chc 12y ago

AimHere 12y ago

That's a grey area surely. Much of Valve's output has been people making completely new own games out of existing games - CS, TF2 and Dota all began life as mods to very different games. I think that they'll have monetisation in place either through royalties like Epic, or just their cut of Steam sales. I don't see why they'd worry that someone used Source to make a brand new game they're almost sure to profit from anyways.

TazeTSchnitzel 12y ago

Nah, that wouldn't be noteworthy. Valve has always allowed use of GoldSrc and Source for modding at no cost, it's pretty much their thing.

squeaky-clean 12y ago

I agree. If it was free for game development, they would have said "game developers" and not "content developers." Someone in /r/gamedev posted a link to this press release. [0] It looks official, and steamdb is usually reputable. Here's the most relevant section, it definitely doesn't sound like Source 2 will be free for original game development. > "The value of a platform like the PC is how much it increases the productivity of those who use the platform. With Source 2, our focus is increasing creator productivity. Given how important user generated content is becoming, Source 2 is designed not for just the professional developer, but enabling gamers themselves to participate in the creation and development of their favorite games," said Valve's Jay Stelly. "We will be making Source 2 available for free to content developers. This combined with recent announcements by Epic and Unity will help continue the PCs dominance as the premiere content authoring platform." [0] https://steamdb.info/blog/source2-announcement/ https://steamdb.info/blog/source2-announcement/