I think you forgot the link to the video. That’s only the thumbnail.

Here you go

That’s already reality with waydroid.

You replied to a direct quesion that I asked someone else, so… Who the fuck asked you?

I admitted several times that we don’t really have the possibility to change anything here, so I don’t get how this is supposed to be a gotcha.

I’m simply not a fan of people lying to themselves.

edit: wait a second… who the fuck asked you? O.o

Ok, now that’s just rude.

I’d like to inform people that they have a belief that’s morally pleasing, but ineffective in helping anyone.

Your dismissal is duly noted. As well as the fact that you didn’t address my objections and we’re having different interpretations of what “idealist” means.

Happy to help.

Then what are you trying to achieve, exactly?

That’s all your war.

I doubt it, but ok.

Then you’ll have reached nothing but given a few people a feeling of moral superiorty and saved them a few bucks.

But it is not effective in the sense that these workers will be able to work in this sector again or will get their job back. A few folks complaining and pledging not to buy the game won’t scare Take2 to rehire the workers or stop unionbusting.

Your lack of interest hasn’t stopped the franchise being like the second biggest video game franchise. I’m afraid that this won’t notably hurt their sales. Especially since you probably weren’t gonna buy it anyway.

How does that signal reach Take2? How will Take2 know that these sales that will not have happened were due to their union busting?

When will those people “cave in” and simply buy the game whenit’s been released for 4 years on discount? These things don’t work without a PR campaign. I don’t make the rules. I’m sim’ly the messengere

Good luck with that with GT fucking A 6…

I’m not judging people by stating that certain strategies don’t work.

It would be judge-y if I stated that they were stupid for believing such a thing. Which was not my intention at all.

Not buying a game is by definition inaction. It’s not the fault of the people that this is the only way left for them to “protest”. But as I said: it’s also not a moral imperative to do anything, if you’re not able to.

Well, isn’t that what we’re doing here? The entire point is to communicate you stance to others.

What you’re doing here is not a coordinated effort.

And there’s quite a few AAA titles that have suffered simply because the customer base actually can communicate.

Lol. Whut? I can point to no example like that and ample examples where these kinds of “boycots” did squat (like e.g. with the original Modern Warfare 2 not having a server browser).

I didn’t say “join a gameworker’s union”. Joining a union is a good idea, no matter where you are and what you work as.

Not consuming a product is simply that: inaction. And the publisher won’t even notice it, if it’s not connected to a publicity campaign (like e.g. BDS)

Traditional media see video games usually still as some waste of time for kids and have a strong pro-employer bias.

Which was what you were planning on doing anyway, isn’t it?

🙄

Edit: You asked how to help and I answered. Were did I state that it’s a moral imperative to help if you’re unable to?

• Support the Rockstar workers fighting the unfair dismissals.
• Join a union yourself.
• Help ending capitalism by starting to organize in your neighborhood/social circle.

It’s also ineffective as fuck…

Well, good for you. But don’t act as if you helped.

Not gonna solve the union busting. Individual boycotts (without a campaign behind them) don’t work.

Good for you. But it won’t help against the union busting.

Supposed proponent of the “free market” thinks that the market was unfair to massive corporation. More at 11. /s

It’s still not what the initiative is asking for (in the EU)

While I agree with the sentiment: It won’t be killed, “just” de-listed from sale. If you buy it now, you can still p/ay it.

Although an end-of-life plan would probably make it easier for the publishers to still sell the game after licences expire.

I only read it somewhere since I only played the game on PC way back.

Supposedly, the PS2 version suffers from slowdown/FPS dips.

The PS2 version of Grandia 2 is the worst one, if I remeber correctly. Better emulate Dreamcast for that one.

With end of life the year of the Linux desktop fast approaching.

I don’t know where I read it, but i think the devs of Rollerdome want you to pirate it anyway, since the publisher screwed them over and they don’t get anything out of sold copies.

Still: Really shitty from a game conservation standpoint.

That’s what I meant with “prior art”. Nintendo’s second patent basically explains how any old JRPG worked.

Copyright is already cooked, no matter where it’s located. But the way japan acts as if Pokemon invented JRPG battles is simply ridiculous.

the fact that patents on game mechanics are even allowed is just awful for the industry as a whole

Yes, definetly.

“moving characters to a virtual field when an event is triggered” (entering a battle)

How is that a legit patent, when there are so many obvious instances of prior art?

Facebook actively shadow bans you when you discuss Gaza. Tiktok is afaik the only platform where you can agitate about Gaza with significant reach.

Edit: I just watched an FD Signifier video, where he avoided saying the word “Palestine”, because he expects youtube to bury his content if he mentions it.

Nothing escapes the cursed commercial district.

Maybe it runs on a switch emulator. 😏