• NarrativeBear@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    The Commission cannot propose a legal obligation to keep video games playable after they stop being provided commercially.

    Reading this I see the following:

    The commission cannot propose a legal obligation to keep an appliance, machine, car, tractor working after a company chooses go stop providing/selling it commercially.

    Look like as soon as those heated seat subscription servers go down you won’t be able to reactive your cars seats. Or any product that requires proprietary/closed servers to function.

    • Geth@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Exactly. Most products are discontinued after a year or two, that never meant they should stop functioning as soon as that happens. Sounds like more excuses planted from the industry itself instead of an independent commission properly understanding what they are dealing with.