Russian game companies are not our enemy. The leadership of the country may be, but so what? You going to try and influence that by choosing non-russian games? That’s ridiculous… :)
This is not about the politics of the company or whether or not the people support the government. Influence is not the point. This is about material support to the Russian government. Money spent on the game goes to the Russian government in the form of taxes. This blurb says it in plain text:
To put it crudely, an average gamer, who buys Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 for $59.99, helps the company to fund the Russian army with almost $12
Ok? And buying literally any game by EA, Activision, Microsoft, Sony, 2K, Devolver, Epic and countless other companies helps fund the war on Gaza and America’s neo-colonialism and imperialism. Notice I didn’t even mention European companies, because that’s another whole can of worms.
Well yea, it’s another motivator for people to actively go against the Russian government in one way or another. The more discontent people are with the situation that’s been ongoing for 2+ years, the more likely something’s to happen, I’d wager
Gaywallet@beehaw.org 1 week ago
wow what a thoughtful reply thank you
1984@lemmy.today 1 week ago
Ok I read the article… Answer is still nope.
Russian game companies are not our enemy. The leadership of the country may be, but so what? You going to try and influence that by choosing non-russian games? That’s ridiculous… :)
Vodulas@beehaw.org 1 week ago
This is not about the politics of the company or whether or not the people support the government. Influence is not the point. This is about material support to the Russian government. Money spent on the game goes to the Russian government in the form of taxes. This blurb says it in plain text:
Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Ok? And buying literally any game by EA, Activision, Microsoft, Sony, 2K, Devolver, Epic and countless other companies helps fund the war on Gaza and America’s neo-colonialism and imperialism. Notice I didn’t even mention European companies, because that’s another whole can of worms.
v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
Well yea, it’s another motivator for people to actively go against the Russian government in one way or another. The more discontent people are with the situation that’s been ongoing for 2+ years, the more likely something’s to happen, I’d wager
1984@lemmy.today 1 week ago
I think it’s silly. You can’t fight dictators with gaming choices. They stuff is real life.
Gaywallet@beehaw.org 1 week ago
Thank you for engaging 💜
callouscomic@lemm.ee 1 week ago
To be fair, the OP did not ask them to read the article, they asked a yes or no question.