Comment on Sony Confirmed To Be Behind HD2 Delisting Of 180 Countries, Not Valve

• Kroxx@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  The idea was that the weekend of the review bombing AH and Sony weren’t communicating a lot/ didn’t have a plan for countries where the game was already sold but could no longer be played.

  So it was speculated that Valve might have pulled sales because they wanted to protect themselves from any legal repercussions, while all the dust settled. At the very least it would look like they tried to do something if it ever went to court.

  It made sense to me but I live in the US. If you break into someones house here and hurt yourself, the homeowner is liable legally even though the criminal was breaking and entering into the homeowners home. The country is so sue happy that many companies are very proactive on legal matters.

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  • RedditWanderer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Any articles for this speculation or uncertainty? Because that’s also something Valve would be quick to shut down and point to Sony, legally.

    Or is this all reddit threads?

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    • Kroxx@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Nope that’s why I used the phrases “the idea was” and “speculated”

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    • Katana314@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      No, YOU’RE the one claiming speculation. The null statement is “Without a PR statement, we don’t know who delisted the game”. The speculation was “We believe Sony delisted it.” It just means he’s not satisfied by any evidence in place. You don’t demand sources to make someone disprove a speculative.

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      • RedditWanderer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        We knew who delisted the game, because steam doesn’t just do that.

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• Kroxx@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  The idea was that the weekend of the review bombing AH and Sony weren’t communicating a lot/ didn’t have a plan for countries where the game was already sold but could no longer be played.

  So it was speculated that Valve might have pulled sales because they wanted to protect themselves from any legal repercussions, while all the dust settled. At the very least it would look like they tried to do something if it ever went to court.

  It made sense to me but I live in the US. If you break into someones house here and hurt yourself, the homeowner is liable legally even though the criminal was breaking and entering into the homeowners home. The country is so sue happy that many companies are very proactive on legal matters.

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