"The game is cheap, buy it again" isn't a valid excuse. Support the people that supported you when it wasn't expected - that's what developers should do. Not punish them for doing something so stupid. Delayed updates and no Steam key for previous buyers. That's not cool.
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Dev has said keys for Itch won't be coming on the Discord server. From the FAQ section:
"Can I get it on other platforms if I bought it somewhere?
You can download the android version if you bought it on itch. That is all."
It's just a ploy to sell to the same players again and again. You might not want to call it what it is, but it's scummy behavior. And sure, there's no obligation to do it as it wasn't ever promised, but that doesn't make it right... The honorable thing is to just make it easy for the early players/supporters.
The few sales there's been on Itch prior to launching Steam isn't going to sway the needle in any way, I assure you (I would wager it's already sold more on Steam than on Itch). If anything it would have a positive influence on sales since people that get keys would most certainly post positive reviews for the game. And that's everything on Steam, wishlists and reviews is what drives their algorithm.
If the choice is between giving back in a very minor way to the people that believed in the game before it came out on Steam, which lets face it, is *the* platform people want their games on. Or trying to squeeze every little cent out of people making them have to buy it twice - then yeah, that's scummy. No other way to say it. Dev should get their priorities in check, this ain't it.