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by FirmwareBurner 315 days ago
>Try to buy Need For Speed Most Wanted (2005). You can't.

I searched the biggest used online (flea)marketplace in my country and I could find the DVD for sale from several people. So I can buy it and play it right now legally if I want to, without resorting to piracy.

What point were you trying to make with this? Because I also can't buy a brand new 1969 Ford Mustang. Nothing is made forever.
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bilekas 315 days ago
The point could be made that if it's not available from the publisher for sale then piracy is not illegal.
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FirmwareBurner 315 days ago
Agree. However I'm willing to cut EA some slack here. NFS series (like some other games) has music in it that's been licensed by the devs for a limited time.

Selling the game today would mean either ripping out the music which is what made the game fun, or paying the record labels more money, which will not be offset by the few sales to 30+ year old nostalgics.

But at least EA isn't actively preventing you from playing that old game if you own a licensed copy by requiring always-on DRM.

BTW: today is the last day to sign the Stop killing games EU initiative : https://www.stopkillinggames.com/eci

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JoshTriplett 315 days ago
> However I'm willing to cut EA some slack here. NFS series (like some other games) has music in it that's been licensed by the devs for a limited time.

If that practice gets killed as well, that'd be a bonus.

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standardUser 315 days ago
> Selling the game today would mean either ripping out the music which is what made the game fun, or paying the record labels more money, which will not be offset by the few sales to 30+ year old nostalgics.

Well if the market can't provide, Pirate Bay can. Maybe they should fix "the market".

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