Comment by chickenzzzzu
6 days ago
If the only thing that this initiative seeks to achieve is clear and fair labeling when purchasing something, I'm all for it.
If in the future, if anyone (including this initiative) requires the release or maintenance of server builds or code, I am against it.
> if anyone (including this initiative) requires the release or maintenance of server builds or code, I am against it
Why? What do you personally lose because of that?
There is a competitive advantage for being able to hold onto your code and builds. It currently requires quite a lot of effort and skill and persistence to resurrect live service games. This allows us to make money by re-releasing games and remastering them and so on.
If you require us to release server builds and or code "while still respecting copyright", the result will be that countries like Russia and China will offer competing services against us and we will not be able to make nearly as much money anymore.
I don't think there is much trouble in re-releasing and remastering games, since the company does not forfeit its IP and it doesn't give anyone else the right to publish the same game. Plus no one suggests that the company should instantly release the server binaries or source code upon game's release. Only when they themselves stop profiting from it.
For instance, with WoW, you currently have unofficial servers, but it doesn't stop Activision Blizzard from making huge money from WoW, both from new addons and classic ones.
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