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So long as it’s very clear when I’m buying a product that it’s dependent on a service, I’m ok with my games and content disappearing and my devices being brick
by alkonaut 3y ago
So long as it’s very clear when I’m buying a product that it’s dependent on a service, I’m ok with my games and content disappearing and my devices being bricked after N years. It’s an environmental tragedy but at least I can choose to buy a different products. Games and devices need to come with some SLA that guarantees that it’s up for 99.9% of the time for the coming (day) 5 years. Added bonus if the producer promises that after the SLA period or in the case of the company becoming defunct, all server software will be made available publicly.
But the key realization here is that when we “buy” games these days we just rent them. If we aren’t happy with that then we should simply not take part in the transaction.