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by jnovek 16 days ago
Perhaps they should just write games in a way where they can actually release server code when they it shuts down?
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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.

It's too late to decide not to do business with them once they've stopped you from using a product you already bought.
The word "buy" is defrauding people when the thing purchased can be bricked before even getting it home.
I think it’s a great thing to be legislating on. I would like to see it on the federal level, myself.
>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?

Consumer protection laws are "weird"? I'd hate to live in your world...
Perhaps "they" are in a country with laws, and the laws now include restrictions on "however they want"?