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One thing I want to see is ALL gaming media stop using the word "Sales figures", "Sales goals" etc. The publishers like this because it implies ownership when
by rurounijones 15y ago
One thing I want to see is ALL gaming media stop using the word "Sales figures", "Sales goals" etc.
The publishers like this because it implies ownership when in fact we all know that we are getting a license which can be revoked (Now more than ever). Maybe people will start taking notice when they read
"GAME X licensed 50,000 times" or
"50,000 licenses sold for GAME X"
- andylei 15y agoits not inaccurate GAME X sold 50,000 licenses.
- rurounijones 15y agoBut the implied meaning is hugely difference between "GAME X sold 50,000 copies" or "GAME X sold 50,000 units" and "GAME X sold 50,000 licenses." Call out the game companies on the fact that they are not selling items most people would understand it
- jellicle 15y agoThis would be an excellent addition to consumer protection law - setting the terms under which the words "sale" or "sell" or "own" could be used when paying for digital goods. Obviously gamers should push for disclosure - only allowing words like "own" to be used if the seller retained no further power to disable or affect your use of the digital content. If the seller did intend to impose further restrictions on your use of the digital content, they would only be allowed to use words like "rent" or "lease" or "license" to describe the transaction. So a transfer of an unencumbered MP3 file would be allowed to be called a "sale", but a transfer of a DRM file which has to contact authorization servers in order to play would be only a rental, lease, or license. There is plenty of precedent for this - many words have requirements attached when selling items to the public.
- masklinn 15y agoSteam's covered though: they don't release sales figures (ever) and their TOS calls it subscriptions or something like that.