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A new law has been passed in California which prohibits the use of words like "buy" and "purchase" on digital storefronts like Steam. (www.pcgamesn.com)
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[-] [email protected] -1 points 3 hours ago

So you want to legally require game companies to "preserve history" in perpetuity, unlike every other kind of company in existence?

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

Are there books in libraries? Yes, and the publishers don't have to do a thing. And it is good for society. Similarly, can you fix an old car, even if the manufacturer went bankrupt? Of course you can.

We have precedent, my friend.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

To fair to that rather silly commenter, Stopkillinggames puts the onus on the publisher while your examples are based on the individuals or other third parties providing the "fix"

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

I'm sorry, did you not want to play Ocarina of Time in the year of our lord 2046?

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