Comment on The UK Stop Killing Games petition has reached 100.000 signatures

• RealFknNito@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  People are sitting on PS for giving a completely correct take. I’ve read SKG and even listened to what the petition owners have said. I’ve stayed in the loop which is why it’s so frustrating to watch people with noble intentions cannibalize people for telling you it’s not only misguided but impossible.

  Legislation will not compel a dying company to release code that will let any random person breathe life back into it on their own whim. Period.

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  • Asetru@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Legislation will not compel a dying company to release code

    Well I guess then it’s a good thing that the petition doesn’t demand that.

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    • RealFknNito@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Upon reading the UK version over again you’re right - it’s even worse. It states that companies no longer be allowed to ‘disable’ games which they often don’t do. They just stop maintaining them until the infrastructure for it disappears.

      I expected at the very least gamers would have understood the problem they’re complaining about but I got ahead of myself. The only thing SKG might accomplish legally is to allow third parties to host servers at End of Life but the counter argument to that is cheaters using their own servers.

      None of this is thought out. You’re demanding a solution be created AND implemented. This will go nowhere. Pirate Software was right and it’s stunning.

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      • Asetru@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Upon reading the UK version over again you’re right

        :)

        it’s even worse.

        sigh

        Why?

        It states that companies no longer be allowed to ‘disable’ games which they often don’t do. They just stop maintaining them until the infrastructure for it disappears.

        You’re close. Maybe read it again. Or something. I don’t know.

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