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Stop Killing Games throw weight behind California bill that would force companies to either keep games working independently after server shutdowns or issue refunds (www.rockpapershotgun.com)

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[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think the point is more that when they decide they don’t want to run the servers anymore they should have to release the server code or in some other way allow the server to be run locally so that the game isn’t useless.

Also, until about 15 years ago, it was completely expected that you would buy a software once and they would still run their servers. That’s why windows used to cost like $350 in mid 2000s dollars, you could still reasonably expect to get online updates for it years later.

[–] TrousersMcPants@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah but do you think people will pay $350 up front for a video game?

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

People already pay that much just as a subscription. Given that that $350 came with like 10 years of support; Yes I honestly think that people would pay a couple hundred dollars for a game like RuneScape or something that came with a 10 year guarantee.