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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 pjmlp on Sunday May 17, 2026 @05:35AM (#48167393)
Because they cannot profit from it hence why.

Centralised servers allow for subscriptions and other stuff.

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Re:California bill would require patches or refunds when onl... by account42 on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @04:46AM (#48190843)
Subscriptions are so last decade, it's all about microtransactions now. Not that this changes the motivations for having centralized servers.
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