artful_dodger
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Dragona Akehi said:Solution: make better games.
PS: companies making money is their OWN concern. Not mine. Individual rights should always be greater than any company/government/organization.
Tim Schafer would probably disagree. You can make a great game but if your publisher doesn't have the faith to throw marketing money at it, you aren't going to make shit off of it.
Also, yes, I agree your game is your game. But that also doesn't mean that the people who run the show can't force you to play on their terms. Look at world of warcraft, I'd love to give my copy of WoW away but too bad it's linked to my original account info and is not transferrable. And I'd also love to share my iTunes music library with all of my friends, but welp, can't do that either.
PC games have been dealing with these issues for years now and have had to take measures to support and protect their businesses. Console systems now have a hybrid of both piracy and the second hand market to deal with, so naturally you are going to see them take action against it. Understand that if you want better games, these companies need to stay in business. If you don't care about the games, and you're more concerned with your civil liberties being stripped from you, well...I salute you as a patriot and would say don't buy a playstation, ipod, or play any mmorpgs.