Pirate Party MEP Patrick Breyer has asked the European Commission for an opinion on the decision by French computer game manufacturer Ubisoft to make the popular computer game "The Crew 1" unusable from April 2024. In Breyer's opinion, this measure could violate EU law. Meanwhile an initiative centr
  • Björn Tantau@swg-empire.deEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Was it to much to add some line about the customers who have already paid for the game being locked out? My guess is that the Comission won’t even know what the actual problem is.

    At least it’s a first step in the right direction.

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  • dsemy@lemm.eeEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I don’t think there’s any chance the outcome of this will be allowing the communities of orphaned games to maintain them.

    However, I think a good middle ground would be requiring publishers to state ahead of time (and inform customers clearly before they make a purchase) how long they will support their game. They should then be able to extend this period, but also be required to refund customers if they drop support before the initial support period they announced ends. Also, there should be a mandatory minimal length to the support period (like some countries have a mandatory warranty period for some products).