Comment by JetAlone

That reminds me, I recently watched a video on "Bob's Game".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%27s_Game

The dev was operating at that homebrew level, developing his own IP, but he was unhappy with anything less than the "peace of mind" that came with being given the official tools and access to the platform afforded an established developer. Ironically, he was concerned about piracy of his game, yet it was the openness to piracy that allowed him to even develop it for that platform in the first place.