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EU proposal could 'stifle' games

The future of games development has been called into question after the EU Commission suggested developers provide a two year guarantee.

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FreestyleBarnacle6205d ago

It seems to me that the guarantee would prevent the publication of overly buggy software. I for one would like to stifle the creation of overly buggy software. Who's with me?

Christopher6205d ago

It's just not going to happen where you put out software the isn't buggy. Furthermore, DLC of one sort or another may introduce a bug, but that's not directly tied to the resale of the item.

There are so many issues with her desire that it's not funny.

- Software isn't perfect
- Consumers will find anyway they can to recoup costs on a no-longer used item, which games can become after only one week
- Online issues vary from patch to patch
- Online issues sometimes are not related to the product, but the user's set-up
- How do you quantify what is a reasonable glitch for considering the game broken and what isn't?

Dark_Overlord6205d ago

Far Cry 2 is a prime example of a game so horribly glitched that it is still to this day unfinishable by many, also the problem of trophies not unlocking

FreestyleBarnacle6205d ago

Orange Box for PS3 was widely noted as being almost unplayable. If a benchmark of a reasonable level of usability could be set for a product to be released with an obligation to fix problems which make something fall below that level than it should be plausible if not easy for closed systems like consoles.

Christopher6205d ago

You see, that's the thing though. Let's take your Orange Box note, considering I've played through it completely and only encountered some minor glitches on my PS3.

You really can't rightfully quantify the level of glitches since you're then opening the door for consumers to market against your product for any level of issue. Saying that if they freeze up at once spot and can't continue on is notable, but when you bring in lag and framerate issues, which hinder but don't stop, then you're really allowing customers to abuse certain privileges rather than helping developers.

Also, how do you 'check' to make sure that the complaint is legit, especially since many bugs are specific to the user's set-up? Many people complained of ghosting and floating bugs in AC, but I've never seen it. Could I not just say I experienced the issue like others in order to get my return?

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Dark_Overlord6205d ago

UBI will definetly be screwed

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai11d ago (Edited 11d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio11d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing11d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9211d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit11d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing11d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9211d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."