Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra suggested that gamers should be able to tip developers. According to him, this is a way for players to express gratitude for the gaming experience.
Mike Ibarra expressed this idea on social networks, saying the following:
When I beat a game, there are some that just leave me in awe of how amazing the experience was. At the end of the game, I've often thought «I wish I could give these folks another $10 or $20 because it was worth more than my initial $70 and they didn't try to nickel and dime me every second».
He cited Horizon: Zero Dawn, Elden Ring, God of War, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Baldur's Gate 3 as examples of such games.
«I know most people won't like this idea,» the former Blizzard boss further noted.
Users in the comments suggested that in this case, developers could return money for bad games, even if the «refund» period had long expired. An alternative to «tipping» was suggested by a subscriber with the nickname @chailattecos:
I gifted BG3 to my best friend! So I bought it twice. Maybe buying the game for someone else more than once or updating to a collectors edition is a nice way to do it [give back].
Recall that Mike Ibarra left his post as head of Blizzard earlier this year. One of its founders, Allen Adham, also left the studio.