European Commission preparing token gesture for angry gamers and game developers
Commission preparing token gesture for angry gamers and game developers
Stop Killing Games should be asking for donations to get the people involved to have meetings with representatives in the EU commission. The big, shitty gaming companies that are firing devs en masse and just out to make money have their lobbyists. If the SKG movement doesn't organise, that's all we'll get: a communiqué to shut the hell up.
Didn't Ross mention that taking donations could jeopardize the movement, since the EU has strict rules?
I think the main reason he didn't want to take money was because he himself doesn't think can handle such a campaign or lacks the will to do so.
I'm curious about that. Democracy Internation has a course on how to fundraise for an ECI
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Someone can correct me if I'm wrong but I was under the impression that Ross had people prepared to meet with the representatives and present the initiative in case it does go through in the EU. Because it's not like he could do it himself considering he's not an EU citizen.
Did anyone actually expect the EU to regulate a multibillion dollar industry because it's trending on social media?
Lol what a hot take.
No, we expect them to regulate a multi-billion dollar industry because that's what governments do. Healthcare is a multi billion dollar industry. So is agriculture, and many others.
Have you read what a citizens initiative is? Have you read about the other successful ones? or do you just spew bullshit online before reading more deeply?
Give me an example of a "successful one". I've read only two initiatives have lead to law changes. One on the minimum cage sizes for farm animals being slightly bigger and one on banning pesticides that ended up with slightly more oversight on their use. All the others that passed only resulted in a statement by the government with no legal changes.
They made it further than my country ever will.
I'm not sure if this is sarcasm or not... You are aware that, the EU has been famously known for applying huge penalty fines to big tech companies, including Google and Apple, and that even Valve, was targeted for an antitrust lawsuit, that lost?
Are you also aware that the EU forced Apple to standardized their power cables to use USB-C only, which caused Apple to lose a fair amount of money, because now they will profit less from selling licenses to cable manufacturers. The license costs $99, which is really nothing special but for each connector, the cable manufacturer has to pay Apple $4. This is a huge business for Apple, and that the EU completely shot down.
The decreased cable lifespan prompted people to buy new cables more often, generating more profit for Apple. Additionally, Apple earned money by licensing third-party manufacturers who wanted to sell cables under the "Made for iPhones" (MFi) program. The commission and licensing fees constituted a significant portion of Apple's cable-related revenue, totalling a substantial 10 billion dollars
Did you knew that in the EU, the minimum warranty for any electronic device, is at least 3 years, which can be even higher depending on each member state own laws? From your perspective, this alone, might represent a 200% decrease in revenue, when compared to countries that only provide a 1 year warranty. How is this being pro corporations?
I will say this in the most respectfully way I can, but you're full of shit.
Which petitions were those actions caused by?
So they don‘t actually want to do anything right now because the same scummy companies that kill live service games are laying off workforce en masse as well? Ugh, I didn‘t expect much but that‘s rich.
They‘re basically saying: „Apologies, but we can‘t improve things right now. You see, the industry is too rotten already.“
As expected from the EU commission that is just as corrupt as AAA studios.
Sounds like an excellent reason to never buy a non indie game again.