I still get customers requesting that I distribute VST(2) builds. Some old DAWs and apps still can’t load VST3. Thus far it hasn’t been possible due to licensing restrictions with commercial plug-ins, imposed by Steinberg.
I wonder if that will change as well..
Nope, the wording in the SDK explicitly says, and I quote "VST 2 API source code is NOT part of this VST 3 license!"
https://steinbergmedia.github.io/vst3_dev_portal/pages/VST+3...
https://steinbergmedia.github.io/vst3_dev_portal/pages/VST+3...
It is the same, there is only the pre-2018 licenses.
(But a few hosts that avoided VST3 due to licensing may implement it now due to this change.)