Software Developer talks about Stop Killing Games (And bad takes on it)

3 months ago
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I wanted to add my voice as a developer and gamer to the discussion about Stop Killing Games. And specifically trying to respond to some of the arguments that Thor has been making in regards to Games Preservation.

And yes, I know that my beard was scratching up against the microphone.

0:00 Intro
2:10 What I would propose instead
5:35 Enforcing non-monetization
14:40 Decreases the number live service games
18:19 Social Games can't be preserved
25:30 Burn all Shakespeare
26:23 But muh initiative isn't a law
27:45 The Licensing argument
30:15 Escrow
34:08 How an EU law gets made (apparently)
42:06 How American laws get made (source: am American)
44:53 Example: The Crew
50:30 Game Devs don't think that far ahead
54:10 Sequels are games preservation?
1:00:00 Give the poors 3 more months
1:06:54 FFXIV would never get made
1:10:20 Crystallize your idea
1:12:04 Incorrectly labeling politicians the wrong kind of disgusting
1:25:29 Thor trying to reframe this about licenses
1:27:20 Hot Take on bans
1:28:28 Again strawmanning that this shuts down live service games

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