cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/31703716
cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/31703708
I know these rarely have any sway with our governments and there is more important things in the world atm, but it’s getting close to the end now and it’s worth a reminder.
Unfortunately only British citizens have a right to sign this 🥲
Here is the EU valid link: https://www.stopkillinggames.com/ecisecondoption
I’m interpreting this as tacit endorsement of arbitrary game removal.
I’m personally looking forward to seeing people whine about this is the future, losing bits and pieces of their library with no recourse.
just double-checking - I can’t sign this as an American, right? I’m like 99% sure that is the case, but if I can help this at all I would like to!
To sign an EU petition you have to be a citizen of a EU member state.
figured as much. thanks!
The people behind it just the other day said it was not going to succeed at this point and that they’re going back to the drawing board.
That’s why you see this post. As a last ditch effort to get the petitions over their threshold.
The organizers threw up their hands man lol and we aren’t going to see half a million signatures before the deadline.
It sucks but if we want to see game preservation succeed we need a new path.
Wouldn’t be the first petition to gain massive momentum before the finish line.
Man I love the optimism but it’s hours away and the organizers are doing interviews saying they’re done. It’s back to the drawing board.
Man I hate the pessimism. It’s a month away and one organizer is saying he’s done if this fails.
I thought i read it was less than 24hrs from the deadline. In that case sure spread away. Not feeling great about it but hey still a chance then. My bad
Edit: we’re both wrong. EU deadline is July 3rd, which is the main one. UK one is doing even worse, that has less than 3 weeks.
Where? I haven’t seen that.
Apparently some gamer streamer with a much bigger platform put out a bunch of videos criticizing the initiative and intentionally misrepresenting their goals.
He also refused to talk to the guy behind the initiative to get clarifications whilst still putting out more videos dunking on it. Most likely the critic got paid by the industry to muddle the waters and turn people against their own interests (as per usual).
Bro used to chant stuff like “DRM is bad for the consumer, and I won’t stand for it!” But after hearing about the initiative it instantly becomes “cmon guys, let games die, its just how things work. Get with it. Cmon you guys.” Such a little weezel.
For real. It’s not hard to understand at all and he’s clearly misunderstanding on purpose.
With DRM being so prevalent these days I’m worried we’ll just have decades worth of games we can’t play one day because publishers want us buying their new games and re-releases of old games.
I make a point of buying physical copies for console where possible and from GOG otherwise. Especially when I am likely to want to replay the game a few years later.
The streamer critic is a former Blizzard employee known as Pirate Software, who apparently is developing a live service game (citation needed)
Yeah that’s the one. It’s sad that people take what guys like this say at face value. He’s obviously got ulterior motives (own live service game in the works and/or paid by industry) to oppose regulation that would only benefit game enthusiasts.
Been kinda disappointed with Pirate software recently. He positioned himself as super knowledgeable but then makes mistakes. Of course, everyone makes mistakes, but then he kinda just doubles down when he shouldn’t sometimes.
My guess is that because he became quite popular quickly, he jumped into just pumping out content as fast as possible without giving himself time to properly research and investigate stuff.
Here’s a piece on it - https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-stop-killing-games-initiative-is-close-to-its-final-deadline-and-after-that-its-leader-is-understandably-done-either-the-frog-hops-out-of-the-pot-or-its-dead/
He’s basically saying they won’t make it.
Saw a post about it yesterday. Looking for it now
