Comment on Stop Killing Games-backed California bill targeting online game shutdowns "isn't going to be an easy thing" to enforce, says the politician behind it

• ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Any game currently live when the law rolls put should be included. If game is already shut down, but the company releases a new game, one could argue they should be forced to comply as well.

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  • MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    That doesn’t sound fair at all. I think for many games, considerations such as this potential law will demand would have to be included in the initial design and development. There are also the potential implications for licensing of middleware etc.

    Again, you cannot be expected to comply with a law that doesn’t exist yet.

    There may be a case for “live-service” games that it could apply as they could be considered to be under constant development. Most of those are either subscription or free to play though which would exclude them entirely as neither is a purchase of a perpetual license.

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    • ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      …live service games shutting down is like the main reason for these bills in the first place. They are absolutely not excluded.

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      • MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Watch this video from the guy who started the Stop Killing Games movement. Then you can stop misrepresenting what they’re trying to do.

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