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  • Nev@lemmy.zip
    2·
    6 days ago

    Unfortunately only British citizens have a right to sign this 🥲

  • Comment105@lemm.ee
    1·
    6 days ago

    I’m interpreting this as tacit endorsement of arbitrary game removal.

    I’m personally looking forward to seeing people whine about this is the future, losing bits and pieces of their library with no recourse.

  • coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.orgEnglish
    10·
    7 days ago

    just double-checking - I can’t sign this as an American, right? I’m like 99% sure that is the case, but if I can help this at all I would like to!

    • onlooker@lemmy.ml
      4·
      5 days ago

      Um, no. Ross Scott, the organizer of this whole thing, said that it will most likely fail. Meaning that there’s still a chance of success, not that he’s completely given up. The deadline for the European Citizens Initiative is 31st July, more than a month from now.

      Also, fuck Pirate Software.

    • Oniononon@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      1·
      5 days ago

      I had some people who deal with eu council and work for them express their opinions on this petition and this petitions wording and goals are so shitty and ambiguous, even if it got the signatures it was never going to pass.

      • LandedGentry@lemmy.zipEnglish
        2·
        5 days ago

        I don’t think it’s shitty or ambiguous, but I do think it has a lot of change.org energy where They think if they hit a magic number that the government is somehow going to have to respond in a meaningful way, rather than just message them saying it’s nice that there is interest in this initiative.

        I am actually very passionate about game preservation, and I supported this initiative when it started because you never know, but it’s very clear that this is not a viable path. As evidenced by the UK government saying months ago that they are not going to be addressing this with legislation.

        • Oniononon@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          1·
          5 days ago

          The main points my friends brought out is “How are the games not going to be killed? “Just like make them available” is not an answer. Are they companies now forced to run the games always for eternity on their servers or do expensive reworks that may not even be possible to make them singleplayer or are hosting game servers banned now???”

          • LandedGentry@lemmy.zipEnglish
            2·
            5 days ago

            They do explain that these companies need to either open source/release a version of the servers folks can run for each other or at least create an offline mode. We see Ubisoft doing this currently with The Crew so there is definitely a path here, it’s just going to be a hell of a slog lol

      • slauraure@beehaw.org
        131·
        7 days ago

        Apparently some gamer streamer with a much bigger platform put out a bunch of videos criticizing the initiative and intentionally misrepresenting their goals.

        He also refused to talk to the guy behind the initiative to get clarifications whilst still putting out more videos dunking on it. Most likely the critic got paid by the industry to muddle the waters and turn people against their own interests (as per usual).

        • Victoria@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          10·
          7 days ago

          The streamer critic is a former Blizzard employee known as Pirate Software, who apparently is developing a live service game (citation needed)

          • onlooker@lemmy.ml
            3·
            5 days ago

            I don’t know about developing, but he’s certainly involved in a live service-ish game called Rivals of Aether 2 as “Director of Strategy”, whatever the hell that is. His name is listed in the game’s credits (video). He comes up at around 01:57 mark. Really bums me out too, because I like that game :(

          • Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org
            5·
            6 days ago

            Been kinda disappointed with Pirate software recently. He positioned himself as super knowledgeable but then makes mistakes. Of course, everyone makes mistakes, but then he kinda just doubles down when he shouldn’t sometimes.

            My guess is that because he became quite popular quickly, he jumped into just pumping out content as fast as possible without giving himself time to properly research and investigate stuff.

          • slauraure@beehaw.org
            2·
            6 days ago

            Yeah that’s the one. It’s sad that people take what guys like this say at face value. He’s obviously got ulterior motives (own live service game in the works and/or paid by industry) to oppose regulation that would only benefit game enthusiasts.

        • Green Wizard@lemmy.zipEnglish
          6·
          6 days ago

          Bro used to chant stuff like “DRM is bad for the consumer, and I won’t stand for it!” But after hearing about the initiative it instantly becomes “cmon guys, let games die, its just how things work. Get with it. Cmon you guys.” Such a little weezel.

          • slauraure@beehaw.org
            2·
            6 days ago

            For real. It’s not hard to understand at all and he’s clearly misunderstanding on purpose.

            With DRM being so prevalent these days I’m worried we’ll just have decades worth of games we can’t play one day because publishers want us buying their new games and re-releases of old games.

            I make a point of buying physical copies for console where possible and from GOG otherwise. Especially when I am likely to want to replay the game a few years later.