Like the sith.
Quexotic
Seriously. I don't think I can buy another switch device. Next time it'll have to be a steam deck or clone.
...And charge pennies on the dollar!
Or, as soon as the mfgrs stop making parts for my car, I should get a refund of a certain amount of the purchase price of the car.
When my phone goes out of support, I get a refund of %x of the cost. The mfgrs can keep the money in the mean time and earn interest.
Disincentivise planned obsolescence.
No worries, it's appropriate.
It's odd though, the rest of OP's content is pretty good...
I am very interested, commenting to bump!
Sounds interesting. Wish it wasn't paywalled.
Surely. I'd wonder if it is deemed enforceable by a federal judge. I guess it doesn't matter with this supreme court.
Users paid, and no longer play.
Seems kinda theftish.
IANAL.
Perhaps a class action lawsuit could set that precedent.
Maybe they should have just done a dollar a month subscription that goes along with the game or give that as an option now to keep the server alive.
Even if it's a couple bucks sure the most faithful adherence of the game would not really mind paying it. The biggest problem for me here is that they're totally removing the consumer's agency, their choice.
I agree with what someone else said in this thread that if the support goes away then the server's code should go open source. By law.
Kinda like the US used the twin towers to justify a "war on terror"?
Definitely not preventable, definitely.