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Stop Killing Games

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253 points MYEUHD | 3 comments | 02 Jul 25 16:45 UTC | HN request time: 0.464s | source
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jasonthorsness ◴[02 Jul 25 17:42 UTC] No.44446634[source]▶
I think a legal remedy here won't work. It can't magically produce money or desire to keep something runnable indefinitely. And any regulation that tries to compel work without payment seems like it will just hurt indie developers more.
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tempodox ◴[02 Jul 25 17:46 UTC] No.44446683[source]▶
Bunk. Nobody expects you to do unpaid work. Just don't make the game depend on the availability of your server, or other forms of planned obsolescence.
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1. bongodongobob ◴[02 Jul 25 17:51 UTC] No.44446738[source]▶
I don't understand the expectation of being able to play a multiplayer game forever.
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2. tempodox ◴[02 Jul 25 17:56 UTC] No.44446804[source]▶
Then don't. There is a growing number of single-player games that want an internet connection and even an online account.
3. HideousKojima ◴[02 Jul 25 18:07 UTC] No.44446953[source]▶
I can still play multiplayer Doom, multiplayer Warcraft 1, and many, many more. Seems eminently reasonable to me.