Summer Eternal says it will give 5% of studio to players

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PC Gamer reported that developer Summer Eternal announced it will give 5% of the studio to players. The studio's Director of Operations, Aleksandar Gavrilović, told PC Gamer the studio's governance model is based on the FairShares idea and explicitly includes players as stakeholders. PC Gamer quoted the studio saying the move is intended to 'mend the trust broken in this industry a thousand times over.'

What happened: PC Gamer reported Summer Eternal announced it will give 5% of its studio to players.
Why it matters: Aleksandar Gavrilović, Summer Eternal's Director of Operations, told PC Gamer the studio's governance model is based on the FairShares idea and includes players as stakeholders.
Context: PC Gamer described the announcement as a player co-op approach and quoted the studio characterising the transfer as an attempt to 'mend the trust broken in this industry a thousand times over.'
What next: PC Gamer did not report implementation details, eligibility criteria, allocation mechanics, or a timetable for the 5% transfer, so those specifics are not yet confirmed.

What changed

PC Gamer reported Summer Eternal will give 5% of the studio to players and that the studio plans a governance model influenced by FairShares that includes players among its stakeholders.

Before and after

Before: PC Gamer identifies Summer Eternal as an experimental RPG developer (as described in the report).
After: The studio has announced a planned 5% transfer to players and framed the change as forming a player co-op element within its governance.

Limits

PC Gamer's report includes quotes from Aleksandar Gavrilović and characterises the plan, but it does not provide details on how the 5% will be allocated, who will qualify as 'players' for the transfer, or when the transfer will occur.