ylai@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months agoUbisoft is stripping people's licences for The Crew weeks after its shutdown, nearly squandering hopes of fan servers and acting as a stark reminder of how volatile digital ownership iswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1281arrow-down12cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansgames@hexbear.netgames@sh.itjust.worksgames@hexbear.net
arrow-up1279arrow-down1external-linkUbisoft is stripping people's licences for The Crew weeks after its shutdown, nearly squandering hopes of fan servers and acting as a stark reminder of how volatile digital ownership iswww.pcgamer.comylai@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square41fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansgames@hexbear.netgames@sh.itjust.worksgames@hexbear.net
minus-squarechuckleslord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months agoLiterally victim blaming. Classy.
minus-squareEinar@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-210 months agoBlaming the player goes a bit far, true. That said, the sad truth is that companies only react when it affects their bottom line.
minus-squarejyoskykid@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoIt is general knowledge that these companies do this. FSF has campaigned a lot against DRM, under the name Defective by Design. When someone makes a contract with the devil and complains when it affects them, pointing it out is not victim blaming.
Literally victim blaming. Classy.
Blaming the player goes a bit far, true.
That said, the sad truth is that companies only react when it affects their bottom line.
It is general knowledge that these companies do this. FSF has campaigned a lot against DRM, under the name Defective by Design.
When someone makes a contract with the devil and complains when it affects them, pointing it out is not victim blaming.
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