Submitted 21 hours ago by Jeffool@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
Linked the story for anyone who wants context. It’s about a list computer by Twitter user x.com/Crusader3456
Here’s a direct link to a list of the games in a Google Sheets spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/…/edit?gid=1739673…
And Microsoft is compiling lists of all Palestinians on behalf of israel
I really hope the subscription model for games falls flat.
Shit live services, don’t give them money for it or say goodbye to owning games.
Some really nice games on that list too!
I mean, a lot of the games on that spreadsheet (I would even guess more than 50%) contain licensed material, music, or other intellectual property that is not owned by Microsoft, ActiBlizz, or any of the resulting studios.
If someone was going to actually make a really list, those games should not be on the list that anyone would reasonably expect to come back, probably ever. It would require renegotiation of the licensed content with the license holder, if they are still easy to find, who would absolutely demand more money than originally agreed upon at the original game’s release (thereby making the effort immensely expensive), or it would require developers to alter the artistic vision and integrity of some of those games that they can, while others like “Bee Movie: The Game” would require so much reworking it would be better to make it an original game instead.
I mean, imagine if Square Enix decided to remaster Omikron: The Nomad Soul. They would have to either renegotiate the soundtrack license with David Bowie’s estate and the record label company that publisher the album, or they would have to destroy the legacy of the game by replacing the music with some other artist that would be guaranteed to be genuinely worse than David Bowie. Honestly, I am surprised but also overjoyed that Square Enix is still selling the game on Steam.
Man, I wish they’d make marvel ultimate alliance 1&2 available for download again. I swore I had 2 purchased digitally, I have all the dlc available on my account but not the game
The oligopolies rarely buy out smaller companies and keep to promises, or let those companies do what they did best.
They buy them to control competition.
Not putting these titles on their service isn’t a tactic to control competition, but it is indicative of their lack of giving a shit about what they have hoarded.
*cries in PS Plus Game Catalog*
fuzzywombat@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
Game pass business model needs to fail because if it succeed we’ll be buried in post capitalism dystopian reality where we don’t own anything.
zecg@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
I wouldn’t give Microsoft any money if they were selling last drops of oxygen on Earth, not fucking video games
rafoix@lemmy.zip 18 hours ago
“This is what you will play today”
BurgerBaron@piefed.social 17 hours ago
Until "This item is unavailable"
That'll be $110/month!
SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 9 hours ago
No worries, enshittification and endless price increases are just a matter of time with any subscriptions service.