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Tattorack, wczoraj do games w Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy

Pretty sure that’s illegal in most parts of Europe. Checking the article it says that the policy has only been updated in the UK and the US.

Sucks to be a country without adequate consumer protection, I guess.

Dariusmiles2123, wczoraj do games w Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy

I’ve recently decided to complete all the games we’ve bought on our family Switch before allowing myself to get a Steam Deck alongside my Ps5.

While Nintendo has some very good games, I think I’ll never buy again from them.

Lumiluz, 22 godziny temu

Just fyi, I believe Sony has stated the same right as well.

The reason this is in legalese is because of the possibility of online cheating.

I don’t agree with it, I’m just saying the excuse reasoning console corporations give.

Anyway, it’s illegal to do that in the EU anyway.

Taleya, 22 godziny temu

Rverything is about “online cheating” it’s the think of the children!! of the gaming world

Dariusmiles2123, 21 godzin temu

It’s not fair, but I give a pass to Sony as their games are more my type and I’ve always used Sony consoles a lot.

Sony ain’t probably better than Nintendo as a conpany, that’s also why I’m extendibg my reach with Steam Deck gaming in the future.

lechekaflan, wczoraj do games w Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy

That corporation is still stuck in 1985 or 1989 (otherwise stuck in the Showa Era), trying to keep absolute control of anything it made.

iknowitwheniseeit, 21 godzin temu

The 1980s were before the DMCA. In those days if you bought an expensive piece of electronics both seller and buyer expected that you owned it.

Vodulas, wczoraj do gaming w 200 Overwatch devs at Activision Blizzard vote to unionize [Eurogamer]

Fuck yes!

PeterisBacon, wczoraj do games w Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy

Cool! Time to go to the sea for more nintendo stuff! Good think you cant brick a device you dont have control over 😘

BlameTheAntifa, wczoraj do games w Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy

Oh, you thought you owned that thing you bought? No. This is 2025. You own nothing. It doesn’t matter how much money you gave them. Yeah, gave them. Because you didn’t buy that stuff. You’re just borrowing it.

carrion0409, wczoraj do games w Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy

Well I also reserve the right to not buy their underpowered shit.

SoloCritical, wczoraj do games w Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy

Nintendo emailed me today saying something like they changed their EULA and if I didn’t do anything then it counts as accepting the new EULA unless I close my account. Haven’t had a switch in years, didn’t even like it and gave it away. Anyway I closed my Nintendo account immediately.

umbraroze, 22 godziny temu (edited 22 godziny temu) do games w Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy

That’s it, I’m going to skip Switch 2 and get a Steam Deck next. And I’ll stick to stuff that can run Dolphin.

(Learns that Xbox Series can also run Dolphin without modding) Well shit, I’m set for life, now just need to sort out the portable console situation

Saleh, 20 godzin temu

If corporate enshittification is the reason for you to skip on the switch, giving any more money to Microsoft doesn’t make sense either.

samus12345, 16 godzin temu

I assume they already gave them money for it years ago.

Faydaikin, 22 godziny temu do gaming w 200 Overwatch devs at Activision Blizzard vote to unionize [Eurogamer]

A bit late, but good for them.

Dark_Arc, 13 godzin temu

How is it late?

Faydaikin, 12 godzin temu

Might have helped a bit both before and during Koticks rampage.

anarchyrabbit, 21 godzin temu (edited 21 godzin temu) do games w Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy

That’s cool. I’ll install Torzu on my ROG ally and play all the fucking switch games I want to.

ConstantPain, 16 godzin temu do games w Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy

Sony tried that in Brazil, but it didn’t go as planned. The court ordered them to unbrick it, but they had to provide a new console because they couldn’t unbrick it. And they paid damages.

entropicdrift, 9 godzin temu do gaming w Some retailers have broken Doom: The Dark Ages' street date, and huge spoilers are already out there [Eurogamer]

Oh no, not spoilers for the plot of Doom. Now nobody will want to play it /s

SnotFlickerman, 9 godzin temu

From what I understand it is actually the most plot heavy Doom to date, so some people might actually care.

entropicdrift, 9 godzin temu

I mean, maybe. Doom 3 was pretty plot-driven too, but yeah. I guess my point is that the series is really all about fun gameplay.

SnotFlickerman, 9 godzin temu

I wholeheartedly agree… but then I think getting upset about spoilers is silly in general. If a plot point or piece of information wrecks a book/film/television show/video game for you, odds are it wasn’t a very quality one anyway.

Still, I try to respect that I’m deeply in the minority in that opinion.

entropicdrift, 9 godzin temu

There are certain stories where a good amount of the first-time enjoyment is trying to guess the outcome/twist, like murder mysteries. IMO it really depends on the story structure.

BadlyDrawnRhino, 6 godzin temu

Part of my enjoyment is not necessarily knowing what is coming next so that I can experience it for myself. Spoilers won’t completely ruin something for me, but it is taking something away from the experience.

Also, to everyone out there, just tag the spoilers so people can make up their own mind what they read. It takes a bare minimum of effort to do so. It’s akin to holding the door open for someone behind you, it’s not going to be the end of the world if you don’t, but it can make someone’s day a fraction better if you do.

spooky2092, 3 godziny temu

I mostly agree, but then there are pieces of media like Memento where spoiling it changes how you watch the movie. Because you’re likely going to be looking for how they put the movie together to build up to that reveal at the end.

weew, 9 godzin temu

Hey guys, I think I saw some things that have, like, fangs and horns and stuff. Do you… Do you think there might be demons? In a DOOM game?

etchinghillside, 7 godzin temu

I need to know the origins of the BFG.

Kolanaki, 2 godziny temu

I mean, the new ones do actually have a story. With dialogue and everything. Though I have to agree with Carmack when he said “a story in a video game is as important as a story in a porno.”

DarkDarkHouse, 2 godziny temu (edited 15 minut temu)

Glad it’s not just me that thinks there’s too much exposition in games that don’t need it e.g., Doom. The good writers understand the medium and the story unfolds through play but the bad ones make you read walls of text. If I wanted so many words I’d read a book.

entropicdrift, godzinę temu

For real. Digital Choose Your Own Adventure type books are fun if that’s what you’re trying to buy, but Doom is about gameplay

Faydaikin, 8 godzin temu do gaming w Some retailers have broken Doom: The Dark Ages' street date, and huge spoilers are already out there [Eurogamer]

Completely unrelated.

That id software is now owned by Microsoft pisses me off way more than it should. I was already iffy when they were acquired by Zenimax.

And there’s literally no one left of the original crew at this point.

I think I’m done with Doom, Wolfenstein and all that.

Rant over and sorry. It all just dawned on me when I saw the post.

theangriestbird, 3 godziny temu

it sucks that half of my favorite studios are now owned by a company that makes it’s money on literally killing people. i want to support the devs for the amazing games that they made but i don’t want my money supporting that heinous shit.