You are viewing a single thread.
View all comments View context
49 points

I disagree. I bought a game for all the features it had at the time of buying it. There is no avenue for a consumer to push back against publishers changing that

permalink
report
parent
reply
2 points
*

While if you bought it, it should be source included and you should be able to host your own servers/pick any patch to play on

We don’t have those consumer protections because software is a relatively new thing

permalink
report
parent
reply
2 points

The first generation of software for early stored-program digital computers in the late 1940s

80 years isn’t “new”

permalink
report
parent
reply
2 points

It really wasn’t a consumer constant in the 40s

permalink
report
parent
reply

PC Gaming

!pcgaming@lemmy.ca

Create post

For PC gaming news and discussion. PCGamingWiki

Rules:

  1. Be Respectful.
  2. No Spam or Porn.
  3. No Advertising.
  4. No Memes.
  5. No Tech Support.
  6. No questions about buying/building computers.
  7. No game suggestions, friend requests, surveys, or begging.
  8. No Let’s Plays, streams, highlight reels/montages, random videos or shorts.
  9. No off-topic posts/comments.
  10. Use the original source, no clickbait titles, no duplicates. (Submissions should be from the original source if possible, unless from paywalled or non-english sources. If the title is clickbait or lacks context you may lightly edit the title.)

Community stats

  • 5.3K

    Monthly active users

  • 4.2K

    Posts

  • 26K

    Comments