I mentioned this in a separate thread. It seems like a huge risk to release an online game if you don't do this now. A single bad game can take down a studio. Now there's even more risk because a previously successful game may come with a big bill in the future if you have to do refunds or some late architecture change when you instead want to take a product down to save money.

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jnovek 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Perhaps they should just write games in a way where they can actually release server code when they it shuts down?

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Rapzid 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Perhaps "they" can write games however they want? If you don't like it, don't do business with them?

This is a weird thing to be legislating on.

	▲	unleaded 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It's too late to decide not to do business with them once they've stopped you from using a product you already bought.
	▲	paulryanrogers an hour ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		The word "buy" is defrauding people when the thing purchased can be bricked before even getting it home.
	▲	jnovek 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		I think it’s a great thing to be legislating on. I would like to see it on the federal level, myself.
	▲	wsve 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Consumer protection laws are "weird"? I'd hate to live in your world...