Comment on UK petition of "Require videogame publishers to keep games they have sold in a working state" just got thrown back to the Government
Who says the companies need to keep the servers running? The petition is "to keep games in a working state".
Looking at the petition itself it wasn't very specific on the terms, which is why I questioned the very broadness of the request . "Keep" implies maintaining how it is currently, not a transition to open source and player run.
Being vague about the requirement leaves more options for game companies to find various solutions to comply. It’s quite accommodating.
Totally agree. You always leave yourself room to negotiate down.
Imagine not supporting this because you think it’s unfair to the industry, given the very specific examples that have been given.
Rhaedas@fedia.io 4 months ago
Looking at the petition itself it wasn't very specific on the terms, which is why I questioned the very broadness of the request . "Keep" implies maintaining how it is currently, not a transition to open source and player run.
shasta@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Being vague about the requirement leaves more options for game companies to find various solutions to comply. It’s quite accommodating.
g0nz0li0@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Totally agree. You always leave yourself room to negotiate down.
Imagine not supporting this because you think it’s unfair to the industry, given the very specific examples that have been given.