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sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days ago

Quote of the day by Gabe Newell: "Piracy is not a pricing issue. It’s a service issue" — Sony just proved why digital storefronts are broken

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Quote of the day by Gabe Newell: "Piracy is not a pricing issue. It’s a service issue" — Sony just proved why digital storefronts are broken

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sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days ago
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"Piracy is not a pricing issue. It’s a service issue": Sony just proved why digital storefronts are broken
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Sony is erasing over 550 movies from PlayStation libraries without offering a single refund. If clicking "Buy" only grants access until a corporate licensing deal expires, the service is fundamentally broken.
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    because Sony is clearly absolute garbage…

    name something valve has done that’s horrendously stupid and anti consumer…

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      Fighting the classification of lootboxes as gambling. Sony is absolute garbage, but Valve isn’t perfect.

      https://youtu.be/13eiDhuvM6Y?is=6S3VWl4DnKcaw3LQ

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        also gabe didn’t invite me to the christening of his superyacht. nor did he invite most of y’all i’m sure. the offensiveness of this small large oversight cannot be measured.

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      Pioneering lootboxes through TF2.

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        Well, while Valve had a hand in making that model popular, more so through CSGO, it was really “pioneered” and blown up by EA with FIFA Ultimate Team. Loot box mechanics existed before that even though, I know Maple Story had some.

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      You’re moving the goal posts.

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      Not offering refunds till the ACCC sued them.

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