doubt it:So I'm guessing it's some antipiracy measure.
P.S. I found the interview, here's the quote on piracy "Piracy is an inevitability that doesn’t really bother me. I hope that people who pirate the game support the Patreon if they enjoy it. If they’re in a region where they can’t get the game legally, then they absolutely should pirate it guilt-free."
And the interview linkYou must be registered to see the linksit's actually quite an interesting read!