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I stand by this: a game should not need any internet connection to play. Same goes for any appliance or car.
"But EVERYONE has internet!!" Is not a valid argument.
Can we make some fucking laws for this?!
If your product requires internet, it's actually a service.
And yes, Cars as a Service (CaaS) can die.
I mean, the stop killing games organization is trying to get such legislation passed
You can help them
Isnt that only for Europe? I havent followed it super close because it seemed like something that'll never happen. I should donate.
They are having some success in california.
Having a disc does not mean it will work offline, unfortunately. These retailers just want to be able to resell used copies so they can make extra money.
I know. I'm saying, the disc game should be fully playable regardless of network connection.
We made full games 20, 30 years ago, released them, and they had no updates, and were almost perfect. Like so many things, humans have just made everything such more for capitalism.
gestures broadly probably not