There’s a dude who set up a tutorial website on how to lobby governments to enact sterner regulations for the gaming market, brought on by Ubisoft effectively erasing The Crew.
It’s bad, not just because of online-only shenanigans like The Crew, but because of generational things and how quickly games go off market.
Compared to a lot of movies, if I want to watch To Kill A Mockingbird I can find that quite easily. More recently, let’s say Jurassic Park. Or for something more relevant, the recent Tomb Raider.
But let’s say I want to play one of the recent Tomb Raiders. Unless I go second hand, I’ve practically no option. Metal Gear Solid. MSR. Mario 64. The original Halo. All critically acclaimed games, best sellers, yet I’ve got to mix and match hardware and then either delve through online marketplaces and bundles, or luck out finding them second hand, in some cases for exorbitant prices.
While we’re at it, in the future can we have games playable on any console or computer? Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo can still make their own system, but I want to have one system that can play Mario, Spiderman, and MS Flight Simulator. I don’t need to get different versions, and there is only one version. And games producers would love it, having their games playable on all machines rather than doing different conversions and exclusives.
Gray_Talon
One of many reasons i deeply hate online only games from the bottom of my heart
Abhw
“Video game preservation”, aka “I want free shit so I can, uh, preserve it, yeah”
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There’s a dude who set up a tutorial website on how to lobby governments to enact sterner regulations for the gaming market, brought on by Ubisoft effectively erasing The Crew.
https://www.stopkillinggames.com/
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It’s bad, not just because of online-only shenanigans like The Crew, but because of generational things and how quickly games go off market.
Compared to a lot of movies, if I want to watch To Kill A Mockingbird I can find that quite easily. More recently, let’s say Jurassic Park. Or for something more relevant, the recent Tomb Raider.
But let’s say I want to play one of the recent Tomb Raiders. Unless I go second hand, I’ve practically no option. Metal Gear Solid. MSR. Mario 64. The original Halo. All critically acclaimed games, best sellers, yet I’ve got to mix and match hardware and then either delve through online marketplaces and bundles, or luck out finding them second hand, in some cases for exorbitant prices.
While we’re at it, in the future can we have games playable on any console or computer? Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo can still make their own system, but I want to have one system that can play Mario, Spiderman, and MS Flight Simulator. I don’t need to get different versions, and there is only one version. And games producers would love it, having their games playable on all machines rather than doing different conversions and exclusives.
One of many reasons i deeply hate online only games from the bottom of my heart
“Video game preservation”, aka “I want free shit so I can, uh, preserve it, yeah”