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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They don't have to. They can release the code and let people run their own servers once they're no longer interested in doing so. This costs them nothing.

[–] Rekorse -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Your last sentence is incredibly incorrect. Does exaggeration usually win you arguments where you are from?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Instead of just saying it's incorrect, say why. I can just as easily say that you're incorrect.

[–] Rekorse 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It doesnt cost them nothing. There.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That is not a rebuttal. A rebuttal requires evidentiary support of your stance. For instance, as support for saying it costs them nothing, one might offer the following:

  • once released, users would distribute and maintain the file servers independently of the corporation, thus costing the company nothing.
  • once released, users would maintain independent game servers and pay for their upkeep, thus costing the company nothing.
  • once released, the modding community would take over the maintenance and development on the code base, thus costing the company nothing.

There, 3 salient points which support the position that releasing the codebase for the game when sunsetting it costs the company nothing. I could even make points about how it is actually profitable for the company, but I want to give you your turn to rebutt me now that you have a good example of how to provide a good argument.

[–] Rekorse 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Okay, if the crew was released at EOL, it would have cost ubisoft money on sales of the crew 2. I would not expect them to choose to lose money in that situation. It was only later with multiple issues with multiple games that ubisofts market value tanked and they had to assess a new position/direction for the company.

Also, we are talking about video games, not a basic right like food, water, and air.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And by what mechanism would it have affected sales of the sequel? Historically, and demonstrably, greater access to a game increases the sales of sequels. Why do you think developers put games in a series on sale when a new game in a series is coming out? I would definitely argue that having released the server hosting code for The Crew to allow people to host private servers would have potentially added to The Crew 2 sales. Also, if they release the server code, but not the game code, they could continue the sales of the game on storefronts at a reduced price having it marked that it will no longer receive updates and still made even more money from those sales. I would definitely prefer if they just release the whole game, but either would have worked.

[–] Rekorse 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Its just as likely to do either, its all speculation. I still don't want to force a developer to do anything really. Prohibiting things is a bit different though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

In this case, it is a prohibition on sunsetting a game without providing the means for purchasers to continue playing without your support. They are taking an action in their sunsetting decision, this is a prohibition on one choice made in that process.