I’m a filthy fucking socialist.
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It is legal, therefore that’s the hurdle we need to get over. If you don’t want it to be legal, fight to make it illegal, or don’t use/buy the product.
But people pre-order video games at record numbers despite everyone with a brain saying that they shouldn’t, so they’re SOL either way.
Trying to side-step copyright isn’t going to get you what you want. You’re fighting an uphill battle with fewer resources.
- You are buying a license. That’s the legal action you are taking. Even when you buy a physical copy, that’s not ownership of the game. You can’t duplicate and sell the copies. You can’t duplicate and give them away. Both are copyright infringement.
Sure you can sell an older physical copy second hand, because there’s no one there to stop you, which is why companies have moved to largely digital: the communications infrastructure makes it easier (like you said). But also it allowed companies to keep a tighter hold on their property.
I agree that if they wish to end support for a game, it should have a countdown timer to then be in the “public domain” so to speak.
But that’s the uphill battle I spoke of, because you’d need to rewrite a precedent that currently allows for 90+ years of copyright.
And thus is the issue.
No, you don’t own the software in your car. The companies who disabled your car do, and by acquiring that car, you are subject to their whims. Because by signing that contract when buying that car, I bet you didn’t amend it to make you owner of that software.
Instead of continuing to maintain a car-centric culture with software that we don’t own or control, we could incorporate more walking and biking infrastructure, and better more reliable public transit options.
Don’t settle for one thing just because that’s what you know and has been in existence most of your life. Find and build better options.
1: You’ve never owned a video game in your life, unless you were the owner of the copyright, you possessed a licensed copy (including physical copies). That has to change before any other real concrete changes can occur.
2: Online video games are a totally different beast over single player games. Besides direct competition with themselves, there has to be a sustained effort to maintain those servers, while also staying beholden to the copyright holders.
- Look at Project 1999 EverQuest (a “classic” server for a 26+ year game). It almost never reaches 2000 concurrent players, and that requires permission from Daybreak to run as intended. The Hero’s Journey is a different EQ project that is in litigation with Daybreak right now. Project Quarm has been reticent about keeping its servers running during the THJ legal proceedings.
As much as we might want to keep games alive for posterity, we have to figure out a process for online games, and that seems like it’s gonna be a massive uphill battle.
First thing’s first: you’re allowed to play on easy mode if you want. Took me too long to realize this.
Emulators let you save anywhere, so if you wanna play Crono Trigger or Donkey Kong Country, go for it!
Holocure is a free bullet heaven with lots of characters to unlock. Recommend boosting your coins first.
Terra Nil (it’s like an anti Sim City) is only as stressful as you make it. Clean the planet and max out the flora and fauna, or just vibe. It even has an appreciation option once you’ve cleansed the area, zooming in to certain sections and letting you see the animals.
During the game, yes.
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But at the end of the game, when she replaced Wheatley, she indicates that she deleted Caroline because it made her soft.
Chapter 9: The Part Where He Kills You
“Ending Lines” section: https://theportalwiki.com/wiki/GLaDOS_voice_lines_(Portal_2)