Sometimes I think the internet just likes being salty for the sake of being salty.

I’m really amazed that there was significant negative backlash to the first tweet. The word used is “independent” not “indie.” It’s so obviously clear from the verbage and the context of him leaving Konami that he meant independent as in “started my own company” and not independent as.... well, whatever the US games…

Honestly I think this is just internet people being overly salty and sensitive, as usual.

The funny thing is that I fucking loved Tales from the Borderlands - it was honestly one of my favorite game stories of the decade. I’d have a tough time specifically putting it in my top 10 favorite games ever, but I’d absolutely put it in my top 10 favorite game experiences ever.
It’s a perfect reminder that when…

Isn’t it kind of skeezy to steal ideas from a free creative outlet?

Control was a weird game. The gameplay felt great, and throwing stuff around never gets old, but the game felt very boring. The story and characters are beyond dull. But the documentation you find are very interesting. Everything beyond the edge of what you are doing is interesting, but the game never really reaches…

BL2 was just as bad. The writers mistook pop culture references for “comedic writing,” and most of it sucked ass.

Yes, he is dabbing

Just because you agree to terms with Steam doesn’t mean those terms are legally allowed.

“xcomish”

I already gave up hope for Europe and its internet after the whole Article 13 debacle, but this is something else.

It’s pretty consequential for the economy of the publishers. Physical media all have a modicum of wear and tear and their availability is based on printing runs and eventual re-prints so a “used” market is different and not in direct concurrence with the “new” market.

This is the main reason this would be a terrible ruling. All of a sudden a digital marketplace would start competing against *its own customers.* That notion is completely insane.

There’s no such thing as a used digital game. It’d be in the same quality as a new one because there is no wear and tear in the digital realm. I feel like I’m missing something here. How does one resell a digital product? 

As much as I’m loathe to side with the Game Industry, you’re spot on. This could be a nightmare for the little guys. Ubisoft or Activation can eat the loss by pumping in more scummy microtransactions, but where does that leave indie devs that make shorter more artistic games? I love games like Limbo and Transistor but…

I’m also thinking about stuff like digital books, plenty of those are DRM free and what’s going to stop someone from “reselling” 5 copies of a book?

Some might celebrate this as a win for consumer rights, or a kick in the dick to a huge corporate entity.

The “license” argument follows the same idea as the “subscription service”. When you buy something, that something has to retain some of it’s value and be able to be sold back. That’s why licenses are usually leased, instead of sold. You have access for a month, or a year, or some other time frame. When you buy…

The whole argument is that their terms of service are not legal because they sell a product and the person buying it should own said product. They tool the subscription service route because France is fine with things like netflix

Twitch has had competition for years now, where have you people been?