cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/45925326
It’s amazing what a difference a little bit of time can make: Two years after kicking off what looked to be a long-shot campaign to push back on the practice of shutting down server-dependent videogames once they’re no longer profitable, Stop Killing Games founder Ross Scott and organizer Moritz Katzner appeared in front of the European Parliament to present their case—and it seemed to go very well.
Digital Fairness Act: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14622-Digital-Fairness-Act/F33096034_en
I hope this becomes a success. I’ve stopped playing modern games a while ago. They absolutely suck due to the live service model
People complain that they hate live service models while failing to acknowledge that indefinite update/patch cycles is part of a live service model.
To be fair there is a HUGE major difference between “the game’s done now, no updates anymore, sorry” and “the game has been rendered literally unplayable for future generations”.
– Frost
Yeah modern games all have live service elements and you cant find any good games!
Just ignore these: Baldur’s Gate 3 (2023) Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (2023) Starfield (2023) Hogwarts Legacy (2023) Resident Evil 4 Remake (2023) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023) Alan Wake 2 (2023) Black Myth: Wukong (2024) Dragon’s Dogma 2 (2024) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024) Metaphor: ReFantazio (2024) Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (2024) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (2025) Hollow Knight: Silksong (2025) Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (2025) Donkey Kong Bananza (2025)
I haven’t played all of those games but given the ones that I have, I’m reluctant to accept totk in that list, and offended by starfield
And i dont like Elden Ring or Nindendo, but those were all big releases.
I just find it funny when people complain about something and when given proof that they are not correct they start to move the goal post.
Ie. List that contains only small portion of recent non live service games --> “well i dont like some of them”
Lies of P (2023) Hi-Fi Rush (2023) Dead Space Remake (2023) Stellar Blade (2024) Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (2024)
The words before the list gave me the impression that the list was not meant to be just live service free games but good ones. If it’s meant to be just a list of big releases then sure. Intent and tone don’t always convey well over the internet.