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sunbeam60, 2 lata temu do gaming w Nintendo has filed over 30 Tears of the Kingdom patents, registering things you wouldn't even notice in the game

This just ain’t how patent law works.

Nintendo has IP lawyers. They have to, at their scale, because they will constantly be bombarded by patent trolls, licensing companies etc. trying to extract profit out of Nintendo. So, like any other large business, they hire IP lawyers to protect themselves.

Most patent disagreements are resolved by cross-licensing. That’s where one business says, in response to a law suit, “oh, but you’re actually using 6 of our patents, so maybe we can come to an agreement”. A patent is both a shield and a sword. Even against trolls they can be useful, as they can be used to argue against troll arguments, if it gets to court, or pull in other business to the defense, if helpful.

IP lawyers know this. So they extract every patent they can out of everything a company does, as a way to build up the IP bank.

So, I highly doubt “Nintendo wants to prevent others” bla bla. It’s just IP lawyers doing their job.

I’ve sat in MANY discovery sessions with IP lawyers where they push and prod at software I, or my team, have written. “So, what you’ve effectively done is written a unique data structure to connect elements in memory?!”, “no, it’s a linked list, next question please”.

Kolanaki, 5 minut temu do games w We'll probably never see a Grand Theft Auto set in a futuristic city like GTA 2 because the team "hated it": "People didn’t connect with the game or its city"

We probably won’t see a GTA doing it anyway because Watch Dogs, Crackdown and Cyberpunk are already basically that.

TemplaerDude, 13 minut temu do games w We'll probably never see a Grand Theft Auto set in a futuristic city like GTA 2 because the team "hated it": "People didn’t connect with the game or its city"

Weird article. GTA2 came out in 1999. That’s a long time ago. I doubt most of that team still works there. The idea that they had an issue making it somehow meaning that, over two decades later, the same issues will remain is an odd conclusion.

It’s just a weird comment, I get what he’s saying back then, but Saints Row had multiple games come out in pseudo-futuristic setting that were batshit crazy and fun to play, so obviously it can be done.

Lets be honest, we won’t see a futuristic GTA at this point because shark cards are a money-printing machine and Take Two will never approve anything like that because it would be too risky.

NewDawnOwl, 37 minut temu do games w We'll probably never see a Grand Theft Auto set in a futuristic city like GTA 2 because the team "hated it": "People didn’t connect with the game or its city"

I loved the faction angle for GTA2 , alongside the improved controls. I want to make a game inspired off it as one of the creative projects I’m trying to work on.

False, godzinę temu do games w We'll probably never see a Grand Theft Auto set in a futuristic city like GTA 2 because the team "hated it": "People didn’t connect with the game or its city"

At this rate we won’t be seeing another GTA game after 6 until 2040 anyways

PumaStoleMyBluff, 43 minuty temu

At least they’ve already finished the engine it will run in.

absquatulate, godzinę temu do games w We'll probably never see a Grand Theft Auto set in a futuristic city like GTA 2 because the team "hated it": "People didn’t connect with the game or its city"

I mean, the historical and geographical context of the newer entries definitely adds to the satire, but GTA2 wasn’t a bad game at all. I def liked it more 1 and 3 at the time. Interesting that the dev team wasn’t fond of it.

DrSleepless, godzinę temu do games w We'll probably never see a Grand Theft Auto set in a futuristic city like GTA 2 because the team "hated it": "People didn’t connect with the game or its city"

Good thing we have Cyberpunk 2077

fox2263, 2 godziny temu do games w We'll probably never see a Grand Theft Auto set in a futuristic city like GTA 2 because the team "hated it": "People didn’t connect with the game or its city"

My favourite of the lot

kip, 2 godziny temu do games w We'll probably never see a Grand Theft Auto set in a futuristic city like GTA 2 because the team "hated it": "People didn’t connect with the game or its city"

Three weeks into the future. One teeming city. Seven streets gangs. Unlimited criminal opportunity

-gta2 manual

blah blah you get idea

Fredselfish, 2 godziny temu do games w We'll probably never see a Grand Theft Auto set in a futuristic city like GTA 2 because the team "hated it": "People didn’t connect with the game or its city"

Bullshit I loved the hell out of that game. I definitely play a version just like it.

supersquirrel, 2 godziny temu (edited 35 minut temu) do games w We'll probably never see a Grand Theft Auto set in a futuristic city like GTA 2 because the team "hated it": "People didn’t connect with the game or its city"

I actually really liked the weird scifish city of GTA2 a lot, it had surprisingly strange vibes.

It clearly wasn’t the developers strength though, they are far better at making cities that are heavily inspired/woven together from chunks of real places.

In my opinion the game that captures GTA 2 vibes best is Skillshot City previously known as Gene Shift Auto.

Gameplay is fast and fun and it is a genuinely good free to play multiplayer game with fast rounds.

store.steampowered.com/app/…/Skillshot_City/

qevlarr, 3 godziny temu do games w We'll probably never see a Grand Theft Auto set in a futuristic city like GTA 2 because the team "hated it": "People didn’t connect with the game or its city"

I remember loving GTA2 but wanting a 3D GTA, then when they came out I never played GTA ever again

DudeImMacGyver, 3 godziny temu do games w We'll probably never see a Grand Theft Auto set in a futuristic city like GTA 2 because the team "hated it": "People didn’t connect with the game or its city"

Wouldn't that just be Saint's Row 4?

NewDawnOwl, 51 minut temu

No wonder I loved the later Saints games.

SlartyBartFast, 4 godziny temu do games w We'll probably never see a Grand Theft Auto set in a futuristic city like GTA 2 because the team "hated it": "People didn’t connect with the game or its city"

GTA2 was the best, this is a true fact

W3dd1e, 4 godziny temu do games w We'll probably never see a Grand Theft Auto set in a futuristic city like GTA 2 because the team "hated it": "People didn’t connect with the game or its city"

GTA 2 is my favorite of the series.