Comment on Ubisoft says you "cannot complain" it shut down The Crew because you never actually owned it, and you weren't "deceived" by the lack of an offline version

Railcar8095@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• MrPoletki@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Yeah I’d really like to know how this ‘you don’t ever own the game’ fits in with their other line ‘piracy is theft’.

  how can you have stolen something if you haven’t actually gotten it?

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  • huppakee@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    You are right you can’t steal something that is not ownable, but paying for the game is what allows you to play so playing without stealing is still breaking their rules. Instead of buy to own they made it pay to play. But that sucks so fuck them anyway

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    • MrPoletki@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      “You wouldn’t download a car”

      Fuck you, I would if I could.

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      • lostbit@feddit.nl ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        one can dream

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  • zerofk@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Playing devil’s advocate here: both lines are consistent with them owning the games. We just rent them for a while, and own nothing. But pirating is taking what they own without paying - i.e. stealing.

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    • GoodLuckToFriends@lemmy.today ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      How did I take it? They still have it. Theft is defined as depriving the owner of property (in most places).

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  • null@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    their other line ‘piracy is theft’.

    Have they ever said that?

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    • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Every AAA game company’s have been for 30 years and still currently are arguing this in courts all the time.

      The actual public facing employees don’t have to, but sometimes still do, though usually in an unofficial capacity these days.

      AA / indie devs are more of a mixed bag. A few will openly say ‘fuck it, pirate it if you can’t afford it, idgaf’, but the majority will denounce piracy if its relevant or if prompted.

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      • null@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Every AAA game company’s have been for 30 years and still currently are arguing this in courts all the time.

        Are you sure about that?

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• reksas@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  though their games aren’t worth playing in the first place

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  • Railcar8095@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    On that I disagree, and that’s part of the problem. I do love some of their games, but I’m not going to reward their behavior anymore

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