DebatableRaccoon @ DebatableRaccoon @lemmy.ca

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These fucks just can't stop spoiling everything for people

Guess they'll have to take it up with the overlords

CEO says "I want to make more money". Crowd responded "No shit".

I've seen a theory that Steam is holding, possibly even for a time when Sony puts it in writing that players won't need a PSN account permanently before they're willing to relist the game which I think is a fair desire at this point.

Short answer: money. It's no secret devs are usually overworked and underpaid so even a large-ish group of developers from even some of the more popular companies getting murdered simply can't afford to start a business. Some of them could go the Kickstarter route but few would be successful as is the way for Kickstarter.

Haven't heard of that one before. I'll give it a look even if it's just to have a potential alternative if WPS goes to crap on me.

Edit: Sadly, doesn't fit my requirements. Thanks anyway.

Free MS alternative. It's from a Chinese company and will occasionally hound you for their subscription but it's not needed to use in most everyday tasks.

Oh and a more niche note: it has themes so a true dark mode is possible, not like this far-too-common mud grey eyesore that everyone's using. Not a perk for everyone for but those of us who see white on black better than black on white, it's a godsend

As if the Chinese don't already have your data... You really think that just because MS Office is paid software that MS isn't also selling your data to the highest bidder?

That was rhetorical. I'm sadly aware of all the poor business decisions and practices

Jesus Christ, the fuck is wrong with this market

You could give WPS a look

Why do people eat food they know isn't good for their health? Why do people continue to buy products from companies that have proven to only sell bad products or engage in scumbag practices?

They all have the same answer.

I see what you did there

Make the jump to Grayjay, my friend. It's worth it.

I don't disagree but aside for The Crew (at a time before Ubi crafted a reputation as a bunch of scumlords) I haven't bought one yet the market is still littered with them. I used to be one of those people who would preach from the gospel of Jim Fucking Sterling Son and just like the original, I've only watched things get predictably worse.

Unfortunately this as a suggestion doesn't fix the problem of games that are being stolen now, only the ones you don't buy in the future, assuming things don't get even worse. It'll only get worse before it gets better. Voting with your wallet is a fix for the future and only if people aren't short-sighted morons (something you should absolutely never bank on) but we need a fix for the past.

Then what do you suggest?

As if this comes as a surprise in any capacity. Governments are the biggest criminals out so why wouldn't they back up other thieves so long as they're also worth millions already.

That said, this reads as though they truly think the protections that are already in place are good enough. It's the standard governing body problem of being at least a decade behind, they still live in a world where things can't just be unplugged by someone not inside your house.

Just the standard ones. Do a purge and a manual update. So long as the script has been updated, you'll be good to go

In which case, I'll clarify that I meant the people who bought, found it was borked then chose to wait for updates instead of getting an easily deserved refund.

It's a security risk but it's not a legal problem

A common tactic is to pay your victims back to build trust and later ask for larger sums because "well they paid me back last time"