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   by sD82niNNdp6pYTA 4y ago

   1) They're literally still selling the game that will be completely turned off today for $20 . They've been selling each and every one of these games far more recently than 9 years ago. 2) Really? 9-12 years is too long for you?
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   by sD82niNNdp6pYTA 4y ago

   What does that have to do with multiplayer servers?
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   by sD82niNNdp6pYTA 4y ago

   > Obviously yes, and it was as obvious when those games were launched and sold. It was obvious that they'd become a pile of junk bits in less than a decade? > Many game companies are not aspiring to build some everlasting cultura
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   by sD82niNNdp6pYTA 4y ago

   There is a lot of ambiguity in practice when realistically (almost) every consumer thinks they're purchasing an item but they're actually only licensing it.
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   by sD82niNNdp6pYTA 4y ago

   I also accept a license to use my toaster when I buy it, and the intellectual property rights are still owned by the manufacturer, etc. I wouldn't call burying it in legalese that no one ever reads and even fewer understand, "pret
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   by sD82niNNdp6pYTA 4y ago

   Which is why we need legislative change to force them not to sell a designed-for-obsolescence product in the first place.
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   by sD82niNNdp6pYTA 4y ago

   ubisoft be like "you know that game we released 3 years ago and are still selling for $20? yeah you won't be able to play it after September" Also... can we talk about the fact that they're killing off these old games be