[johnnyanmac]

>I'm sure there's going to be someone saying "NOOOOO they'll have to do more work to make sure the game is still playable!" Ok, and? You're saying they should legally be allowed to sell the game on a DVD that self-destructs after a year because it's "too much work" to sell non-destructing discs

yes, that's how servers work. You don't own anything. You didn't pay for support. If you don't like that risk, don't play on games with no LAN hosting.

But consumer demands have risen and clearly they stopped caring about local hosting, especially since they are spoiled by dedicated servers and their optimizations. So I don't think the scheme is going away.

>And also it needs to be clear this DOES NOT APPLY to games that have a monthly subscription fee like WoW, or games that are completely free to play.

oh cool. I guess we'll be getting a lot more F2P titles. These console companies should be caught up to what is standard in mobile by the time any bills pass. I think they'll try subs for a short spell, but quickly default back to f2p.