This kind of speech is on par with similar patterns coming from other companies, not necessarily game studios.

Google taking bolder and bolder steps against ad blocking, Crimosoft aggressively bu(r)ying all the studios they can get and blocking ports on other platforms, Apple crusading against open standards for hardware (thank God for the EU forcing them to use USB-C) and software (hello Metal, good bye Vulkan)... Even smaller companies get their share of crappy behaviour (*cough* Unity) and seek to make their customers captive.

It's part of terrible PR, but also testing the waters before imposing harsher terms for their customers. Unless people boycott the living crap out of them, they'll keep pushing and pushing. We've come a long way from 2006 when Bethesda took a massive backlash when they released their very first DLC (the infamous horse armour). I mean, the EA CEO saying people shouldn't get used to high quality standards when BG3 came out, that's almost a "normal" statement nowadays. 15 years ago, the guy would've been hanged, drawn and quartered.

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Best example why copyright and patents on cultural material should be illegal. Even though I'm very fond of what Valve has done for Linux, let's not forget it's still a big company that acts like... a big company.

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On a lighter note, that goofy "Sega!" scream at the very end of the video always cracks me up. The only time I've heard it used was in Sonic 3D Blast's intro, on Megadrive/Genesis.

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Performance updates are always welcome, glad they deliver !

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Quoting: wvstolzingOh wow, I see that the thumbnail image was directed by Quentin Tarantino.

Haha, my thoughts exactly ! XD

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The gift that keeps on giving !

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Apple really goes out of their way to make things difficult for game developers. Seems like a sensible move.

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As much as I enjoy the karma he gets for basically being a giant douchebag, don't be fooled. He got fired because he got caught, nothing else.

Don't ever think for a second someone much "nicer" wouldn't jump on the occasion to fuck indie devs over.

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Sometimes I daydream about a world government that makes DRMs, anti-tamper and anti-cheat solutions a crime punishable by life imprisonment, and then I shake out of it :(

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Haha GREAT timing !!

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