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Kingdom Hearts ‘Missing Link’ will use your real-life location on Android and iOS (9to5google.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Why? So I have to give it GPS access to play it but apparently the GPS usage is optional? Why can't I opt-in or out when I want to use it? What if I plan to play this game exclusively from my couch? More companies out to make useless features to barely disguise selling your data.

[–] GeekyNerdyNerd 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It says in the article why

The new game is a GPS based Action RPG with a new story that builds on the Kingdom Hearts storyline.. While the new game isn’t an AR title, it does use a player’s real-life location to figure out their location in the game’s map.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Thats not why. Because it also says you can play without ever leaving your home. So obviously there is a way to traverse the map without the GPS. If it is optional, you should have the option to opt-in or out.

[–] GeekyNerdyNerd 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Given that this is kingdom hearts and multiple worlds exist in that franchise and its possible to travel between them it's possible to have 'travel the world without leaving your home" and still make it so that the full game is only playable with GPS location. All they'd have to do is tie physical locations to worlds in game but then make those worlds navigable without requiring the user to move.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

None of this is reason to require GPS tracking when the devs state using the GPS is optional.

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