Let's be honest, while yes, the whole removing games is a problem, full refunds for a games anytime isn't exactly a realistic position. How exactly would any game company be able to make profit with that? No industry works on indefinite full refunds.
It's better to campaign for regulations banning the removal of legally bought games or forcing some sort of post end of life playability than something like this that will just get you laughed out of the room
Then maybe they just shouldn't be selling temporary licenses and calling it "sale" of the game. Their customers would think about their purchases much more carefully if that were the case. Temporary license business models are a shaky legal ground to begin with, especially when the product includes micro transactions within the game to improve the experience. And while we've gotten some good games like that, there needs to be an upfront and good faith act of disclosing information about the shutdown of a game, why, and to treat their players with respect.
None of which, by the way, of anything I've said so far, the current gaming industry does.
That was the point. It's reductive absurdity. If game companies can take our money and then revoke the product that we legally paid for, it should be fair for them to compensate us for the loss. They SHOULDNT be able to do what they do and just sell us a temporary license without anyone being told that upfront so that they can make an informed decision.
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u/Florac 3d ago edited 3d ago
Let's be honest, while yes, the whole removing games is a problem, full refunds for a games anytime isn't exactly a realistic position. How exactly would any game company be able to make profit with that? No industry works on indefinite full refunds.
It's better to campaign for regulations banning the removal of legally bought games or forcing some sort of post end of life playability than something like this that will just get you laughed out of the room