• PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    No, Citra was free. But the devs (same devs as Yuzu) had a Patreon where they were raking in upwards of $30k per month.

    The software was free, but the Patreon gave early access to development builds. And when TOTK leaked a week or two early, the patreon’s popularity exploded because everyone suddenly wanted to be able to play the game on the most recent dev build.