@[email protected]M to [email protected]English • 2 days ago2024 was the year gamers really started pushing back on the erosion of game ownershipwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1304arrow-down16cross-posted to: pcgaming
arrow-up1298arrow-down1external-link2024 was the year gamers really started pushing back on the erosion of game ownershipwww.pcgamer.com@[email protected]M to [email protected]English • 2 days agomessage-square26fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish13•1 day agoYeah, if they want to claim digital piracy is theft, then them doing this stuff is just as they described
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-1•16 hours agoI’m not sure who expected an online game to exist forever. Not the first time the lights have been shut off like this.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•8 hours agoEverything needed to run the game online exists player side. There are many games where people run their own servers because of this, even in WoW. They are literally taking things to disable this ability from what they purchased.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•10 hours agoIt’s also not some unknown black magic to make online games exist forever. We know how to do it.
Yeah, if they want to claim digital piracy is theft, then them doing this stuff is just as they described
I’m not sure who expected an online game to exist forever. Not the first time the lights have been shut off like this.
Everything needed to run the game online exists player side. There are many games where people run their own servers because of this, even in WoW. They are literally taking things to disable this ability from what they purchased.
It’s also not some unknown black magic to make online games exist forever. We know how to do it.