cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1248556/fair-playstation-sony-is-facing-a-lawsuit-seeking-more-than-eur400-million-in-damages-on
Lucia Melcherts, chair of Stichting Massaschade & Consument statement:
The end of physical discs removes the last place where a PlayStation game could still be bought and sold at a competitive price. No discs means no second-hand market and no alternative to the PlayStation Store, so from 2028, Sony alone decides what a game costs and even how long you are allowed to use it. That is exactly the harm our Fair PlayStation claim is about: a price can never be fair when the buyer is left with no ownership and no alternative.
Sure, didn’t say they would, capitalist companies gonna capitalise.
In the same way capitalist governments are gonna capitalise…by serving the interests of capitalist companies.
Hit me up when these magical regulations of yours get applied and enforced for a value more than the profits produced by ignoring them.
I mean it, I’m all for the regulations, I just don’t think it should be the only basket in which to place eggs, but you do you.
Meanwhile , i’ll also be not spending money on products that don’t serve my interests, it’s not the definition of “being fleeced” that I’d use but you seem confident enough that I’ll look it up and check.
And by all means, you can buy your PlayStation’s (not the disc ones obviously, that would be stupid, unless the regulations for that are also imminent?) , ready for the day (in the near future, I assume) when those regulations come in to force.
Because NOT buying user-hostile products is for chumps who don’t believe their government has their best interests at heart… or something?