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A comment on California bill would require patches or refunds when online games shut down. Parent comment

Re:California bill would require patches or refunds when onl... by VorpalWay on Saturday May 16, 2026 @07:52AM (#48159347)
A self hosted server executable still works fine with that though. Plenty of games had that model.
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Re:California bill would require patches or refunds when onl... by gsich on Saturday May 16, 2026 @02:06PM (#48162401)
Yes, but that's not what usually is associated with P2P. That is normal client-server model.
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Re:California bill would require patches or refunds when onl... by VorpalWay on Sunday May 17, 2026 @03:53AM (#48166889)
In my original comment I mentioned both options though.
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