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I mentioned this in a separate thread. It seems like a huge risk to release an online game if you don't do this now. A single bad game can take down a studio. N
by tyleo 4mo ago
I mentioned this in a separate thread. It seems like a huge risk to release an online game if you don't do this now. A single bad game can take down a studio. Now there's even more risk because a previously successful game may come with a big bill in the future if you have to do refunds or some late architecture change when you instead want to take a product down to save money.
- jnovek 4mo agoPerhaps they should just write games in a way where they can actually release server code when they it shuts down?
- Rapzid 4mo agoPerhaps "they" can write games however they want? If you don't like it, don't do business with them? This is a weird thing to be legislating on.
- jnovek 4mo agoI think it’s a great thing to be legislating on. I would like to see it on the federal level, myself.
- wsve 4mo agoConsumer protection laws are "weird"? I'd hate to live in your world...
- unleaded 4mo agoIt's too late to decide not to do business with them once they've stopped you from using a product you already bought.
- paulryanrogers 4mo agoThe word "buy" is defrauding people when the thing purchased can be bricked before even getting it home.
- FeepingCreature 4mo agoPerhaps "they" are in a country with laws, and the laws now include restrictions on "however they want"?
- skotobaza 4mo ago>Perhaps "they" can write games however they want? No? I don't want any developer to suddenly "want" to write code that bricks my OS for instance. What if they decide to do this after the game was released and I bought it?