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Subnautica 2 is officially here and smashing records, but its launch came with some serious drama 🌊

Before the game even dropped, players were reportedly flexing illegal early copies right in the official Subnautica Discord. This caught the attention of Unknown Worlds design lead Anthony Gallegos, who didn't hold back his honest thoughts.

He shut down the idea that all game devs are secret millionaires, sharing that he still rents his home and just wants the best for his team after all their hard work.

In a super measured response, he admitted that times are tough economically but made a massive statement: "I cannot condone piracy, but I get why people do." He even suggested players buy the game, try it for an hour, and refund it rather than playing it illegally.

Despite the rocky pre launch drama, the community showed up in a massive way. Subnautica 2 peaked at around 446,000 concurrent players on Steam and cleared over 2 million copies sold across PC and Xbox Series X/S almost instantly.

Do you think more developers should be this transparent about how piracy affects them, or is it a losing battle for studios regardless? 👇

Asha Sharma became CEO of Xbox only 2 months ago, here if the impact she has already had:

👉Cut Xbox game pass from $29.99 to $22.99

👉Announced next gen console

👉Rebranded back to Xbox’s roots

👉Committed to human crafted games

👉Boosted direct fan engagement on X

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