[tyleo]

I mentioned this in a separate thread. It seems like a huge risk to release an online game if you don't do this now. A single bad game can take down a studio. Now there's even more risk because a previously successful game may come with a big bill in the future if you have to do refunds or some late architecture change when you instead want to take a product down to save money.

[jnovek]

Perhaps they should just write games in a way where they can actually release server code when they it shuts down?

[Rapzid]

Perhaps "they" can write games however they want? If you don't like it, don't do business with them?

This is a weird thing to be legislating on.

[unleaded]

It's too late to decide not to do business with them once they've stopped you from using a product you already bought.

[paulryanrogers]

The word "buy" is defrauding people when the thing purchased can be bricked before even getting it home.

[jnovek]

I think it’s a great thing to be legislating on. I would like to see it on the federal level, myself.

[skotobaza]

>Perhaps "they" can write games however they want?

No? I don't want any developer to suddenly "want" to write code that bricks my OS for instance. What if they decide to do this after the game was released and I bought it?

[wsve]

Consumer protection laws are "weird"? I'd hate to live in your world...

[FeepingCreature]

Perhaps "they" are in a country with laws, and the laws now include restrictions on "however they want"?