Sony is begging you: please forget about concord
Had to laugh, here I am scrolling Lemmy and see a post about those server existing, random post next, then this one.
Sony cracks down on Concord custom servers, issues DMCA takedowns on gameplay videos
Submitted 11 hours ago by simple@piefed.social to games@lemmy.world
https://thegamepost.com/sony-cracks-down-concord-custom-servers-dmca-takedowns/
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lukaro@lemmy.zip 1 hour ago
carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 hours ago
they don’t even run their servers anymore, it’s not like the fan servers are competing with them…
is sony turning into another nintendo/disney? flexing their copyright muscle just because they can?
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Turning into? They’ve always been this way. It’s been like 20 years since they decided it was ok to install rootkits on people’s PCs to protect their IP rights.
logicbomb@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Sony has been shit for much longer than 20 years, kiddo.
It’s interesting. I did a quick search, and couldn’t quickly find many complaints about them before 2000, but technical people complained a lot about Sony products back then. The biggest complaint was that Sony did everything themselves. So, every component inside a piece of electronic equipment was made by Sony, and every time they could get away with it, it would have a custom footprint or custom specs, so that it was impossible to find replacement parts without getting them directly from Sony at huge markups.
Glide@lemmy.ca 3 hours ago
Turning into? Sony has been worse than Nintendo or Disney for years. They’re the OG “we’re going to silently brick your machine to protect our digital assets.”
At least Nintendo had the decency to put in their EULA that they’re going to fuck you for trying to pirate content on their proprietary hardware. Sony just bricked your personal PC because fuck you and then lied about it.
atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 hours ago
They’ve kinda always been shit to gamers, they just hid it from console gaming; PC gamers frequently got shafted by SOE.
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
I don’t even think they really hid it from the console space. Their entire PS3 launch was peak hubris. They just don’t step on rakes as much as Microsoft does, and Nintendo would shoot a litter of puppies if it helped them protect their IP rights, so they look better in comparison.
4am@lemmy.zip 3 hours ago
The only reason you think Sony isn’t as bad as Nintendo is because they have better PR (and Nintendo is as bad as you think they are)
lechekaflan@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
is sony turning into another nintendo/disney?
A corporation founded during the Showa era will always be anal retentive about intellectual property.
ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 10 hours ago
Happiness is value, and value must only be captured by the IP holder.
lath@piefed.social 10 hours ago
I think it’s more to do with its ongoing clash against Tencent. If they allow this to keep going, it may damage their chances on that side as well.
CaptainBlinky@lemmy.myserv.one 6 hours ago
They really want people to forget all about Concord.
Paradachshund@lemmy.today 10 hours ago
So let me get this straight… They’re also still burning money on Concord through legal costs? Just walk away guys.
DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 hours ago
Sony is doing a Tax write off 100%
4am@lemmy.zip 3 hours ago
I don’t believe they need to erase it from history in order to do that
tidderuuf@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
How weird is it that there are people who liked Concord so much that they spent all of their time and money to get something patched together just so they could play it again.
Didn’t it overwhelmingly bomb and had like no players towards the end?
Anyways good for them and screw Sony lawyers.
paraphrand@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
IIRC, it wasn’t a terrible game. It just wasn’t a unique enough game to compete in the space. Just another hero shooter. Just another live service.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 9 hours ago
Marathon being brought back as a live servive extraction shooter/battle royale was an immediate turn off for me, personally.
sleepmode@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Sony seemed to want it to fail. Reviewers only got their hands on it shortly before release. Most didn’t like it. Marvel Rivals was dropping soon. It was doomed.
Rentlar@lemmy.ca 11 hours ago
Hurry! Release the server code on the high seas before the Sony lawyers find you!!!
LodeMike@lemmy.today 10 hours ago
Another DMCA abuse
Zahille7@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
sleepmode@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Must be nice to simply write off 250+ million. Sony needs to be broken up.
dubyakay@lemmy.ca 3 hours ago
I thought the 250m was fake news?
Harvey656@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Idk I heard grand theft fuck your union 6 has a budget of 1.5 billion. Maybe also fake news but… yeah.
Also star citizen is a thing but thats a whole other can of space worms.
Howlinghowler110th@kbin.earth 10 hours ago
Sony: we think it's the gamers fault the game isn't successful.
gamers: hey, can we play it then?
Sony: fuck off
DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth 10 hours ago
Nintendo: I am the shittiest!
Sony: Hold my beer...
the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Because of course they would, what a bunch of dicks.
kaitco@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Man, can’t have nothing!
ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 9 hours ago
Sony being wankers? No surprise there
GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Seeing G*mers attitudes change on Sony between this and Palworld. Is a tonal whiplash to say the least.
4am@lemmy.zip 3 hours ago
What did Sony do to Palworld?
Harvey656@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
And pray tell, what attitudes are you talking about?
FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 hours ago
How dare they try and play a game they paid for.
DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 hours ago
This is 100% proof Sony is going to write this off as a tax write off
KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 10 hours ago
I firmly believe that anything “written off” in that manner - this includes movies, too, in particular - should have to be released into the public domain as part of that process.
Any business that’s paying less taxes is harming the public good; we should at least benefit in some small way from that.
Ulrich@feddit.org 9 hours ago
How does community-run servers prevent them from writing off their losses?
uninvitedguest@piefed.ca 5 hours ago
You’ve said something with such absolute certainty that is not making sense to me.
Now I’m not versed in Japanese tax law, but Japan does follow International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). I’m also not versed in the capitalization of video game development expenses.
A business is going to write down their asset based on their ability to generate future revenue from it. With Concord dead on arrival, it would be fair to say that they would write down everything related to the individual game development. If they left any asset on the books it would be related to the IP/trademarks/copyrights/etc (maybe some transferrable technology if they are getting really specific).
I’m not able to make the connection between issuing takedowns on community servers/videos and the accounting write off of an impaired asset. Issuing takedowns seems more in line with IP protection.
Meruten@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 hours ago
Sony refunded everyone who bought the game though.
BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
A seller doesn’t get to walk in your home, hand you a check and take your couch. The same should not be allowed for digital goods. A voluntary refund should never revoke ownership rights. But we don’t actually have ownership rights any more, do we? Or any rights.
FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 hours ago
There was a physical release
nyankas@lemmy.ml 11 hours ago
To be fair, everyone was offered a refund for that game. So technically they probably haven‘t payed for it anymore.
I still totally agree that Sony shouldn‘t go after private Concord servers. This game is very interesting, because it was an unbelievable failure despite having pretty solid gameplay. And preserving that on private servers provides a great way for other developers to learn, and maybe prevent, the tons of other issues leading to the game‘s failure.