The Stop Killing Games EU Initiative Is Likely to Fail, Why This Campaign Has Been Difficult, and PS Response
Please keep signing the petition, to prevent games from being intentionally destroyed by publishers like what happened to The Crew.
You deserve to keep the games you bought with your hard-earned money.
Don't let people who argued against your right to own your games win this!
For in their heart they dream themselves your master.
I'm not a gamer, but gamers have my entire support. That industry, like so many others, needs to be reminded they're not supposed to be making the rules.
Of course it will fail.
The whole movement has seemed a bit silly to me this whole time. And I don’t understand what the appeal is of the guy heading it up.
Just my take on things.
But I also believe the games industry has abusive practices relating to selling games that basically expire without clear warnings and planned dates of expiry.
But I also believe the games industry has abusive practices relating to selling games that basically expire without clear warnings and planned dates of expiry.
That's literally what this is all about...
So why do you think your belief is silly?
How can you call it silly when they fought for what you call abusive practices yourself?! Typical nihilistic cynicism, disregarding the actual hard work that went in to it and the progress that was made.
The approach, and the framing and the legal footing is silly, or not legally sound. I just find this approach, and the person heading it up misguided.
You can want something to happen, AND find a particular effort trying to achieve the goal ineffectual. You can also find the person heading up the effort to be the wrong fit.
If you guys can’t separate the two, then I don’t know what to tell you.
So you agree with the campaign but think it’s silly?
Did you watch the video? I thought they were very clear and articulate with their intended goal. Which part specifically seems silly or confused you?
A new video with 1.6m views just dropped on SKG.
So hold your horses!
Please let something come from this!
In any other art medium it would be an outrage if they would be destroyed when the owners didn't find them financially sound. We have film, music and other arts preservation agencies or projects. I don't see why videos games can't have the same level of respect.
Ross is most well known for his very long running series "Freeman's Mind", where he narates as if he was Gordon Freeman during Half-Life (and now Half-Life 2).
He also runs a series called "The Game Dungeon" where he does in depth looks at computer games.
I recommend the Freeman's Mind series, it is funny and very well done when you notice Freeman getting more unhinged through out the series.
Chet Faliszek, of Valve fame, has been railing against the guy (and this initiative) recently
https://bsky.app/profile/chetsucks.com/post/3lsd7rsd3j22n https://bsky.app/profile/chetsucks.com/post/3lsf4vxbtls2p
I mean, he does have a point. I do think there should be some obligations and disclosures to enable third parties to take over unsupported games, the specifics of how this particular project presents that seem... not super technically or legally sound?
Maybe we can try again in a bit with a project built by people who have a clearer view on both the legal and technical side of what's being asked.
The initiative is not supposed to be all encompassing as this is meant to get the ball rolling on peserving games.
The EU initiative has a character limit of how much Ross can say on it.