DRM Implications *spin*

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Is Cjall really so naive as to assume corporations like EA and Activision have their customers best interests in mind? As reality seems to indicate that their focus is squarely their bottom line and share prices - and fat bonuses for their executives.

They'll only have their customers best interests in mind as long as they don't conflict with the other two overriding concerns.

Well the real issue here is that the consumer just doesn't seem to give a shit, look at how many that bought Simcity 5, and it was well known that it was a "always on" game. If the customer doesn't give a shit about how they are treated, then i see no reason why EA/Blizzard-Activision/Rockstar/Microsoft/Sony should give a shit.

There was a EA employer post about the values at EA and how Simcity was the exact opposite:

Most important of the values you are ignoring is Think Consumers First. What part of the Sim City DRM scheme, which has rendered the game unplayable for hundreds of thousands of fans across the globe, demonstrates that you are thinking about consumers before you are thinking about yourselves?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertc...stizes-company-over-simcity-in-public-letter/.

Fast Forward to PS4, and lets hack PSN again, lets take the whole network offline for a month. And then, lets play a game.. ohh right that wont work.

 

[Cjail]

Is Cjall really so naive as to assume corporations like EA and Activision have their customers best interests in mind? As reality seems to indicate that their focus is squarely their bottom line and share prices - and fat bonuses for their executives.

They'll only have their customers best interests in mind as long as they don't conflict with the other two overriding concerns.

I think that they should care about customer's interest and that benefits comes when you do that.
Creating a good service, a customer friendly service is not an anti-economical decision.

I also know that most of the times companies don't give a damn about us customers and our interest.
As you say when interests conflict companies tend to choose their own.
As the guy I spoke with said to me they don't lower prices on the PSN & XBLA because at today it meas loosing money.
Companies interests come first in that case.

I also see that there are negative consequences for this kid of "misbehavior", pass me the expression.
I believe there are customers that after begin mistreated won't buy form these companies anymore: I am one of them.

 

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Well the real issue here is that the consumer just doesn't seem to give a shit, look at how many that bought Simcity 5, and it was well known that it was a "always on" game. If the customer doesn't give a shit about how they are treated, then i see no reason why EA/Blizzard-Activision/Rockstar/Microsoft/Sony should give a shit.

Yes, this is another big issue - ignorant consumers, naive ones who think that the publishers are their BFFs and snobby ones who tout the "I don't buy any used games, so it doesn't matter! Only cheapos care if they can't buy used games" and so are quite willing to swallow whatever tripe the publishers try to push without much fight.

Thank god for the likes of the EFF.

 

[Davros]

Sort of off topic, but I just found out sleeping dogs has over 30 dlc's

 

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Ahhh not that it can be a surprise for anyone in these forums, but it's nice to see how publishers find it necessary to outright lie about a DRM scheme which sole purpose is to be a extended copyprotection.

The servers are not handling any of the computation done to simulate the city you are playing

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/03/12/simcity-server-not-necessary/

And

My SimCity City Thrived Offline For 19 Minutes

http://kotaku.com/5990165/my-simcity-city-thrived-offline-for-19-minutes

Do not support games like this with your money.

 

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And another nail in the coffin called Publisher faith and truth

http://youtu.be/Bmce9oIxJag

With consoles we would have a debate based on PR releases, thanks to the PC release of this game we have solid evidence that EA and Maxis are simply lying to our face.

 

[MrFox]

And another nail in the coffin called Publisher faith and truth

http://youtu.be/Bmce9oIxJag

With consoles we would have a debate based on PR releases, thanks to the PC release of this game we have solid evidence that EA and Maxis are simply lying to our face.

Electronic Arts CEO resigns, effective on March 30
No official reason given, but resignation comes soon after the doomed SimCity launch.
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/03/electronic-arts-ceo-resigns-effective-on-march-30/

Any company trying to pull an always-on DRM in the next gen will hopefully get the same fate.

 

[ERP]

Electronic Arts CEO resigns, effective on March 30
No official reason given, but resignation comes soon after the doomed SimCity launch.
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/03/electronic-arts-ceo-resigns-effective-on-march-30/

Any company trying to pull an always-on DRM in the next gen will hopefully get the same fate.

FWIW I very much doubt SimCity had anything to do with it. It's just hasn't been in recent history a big selling game or big revenue generator.
Though I'm sure they would have preferred to avoid the negative publicity.
A lot of smaller fish that could have been executed if it was really about SimCity, like studio heads, or the games producers.

If he was pushed then it's more likely the board thought someone else was better positioned to make some large scale changes to try and increase stock value.

I will point out the stock crashed just after I left and has never recovered..... just saying!

 

[Davros]

This is great news
the guy who wanted to charge for bullets in multiplayer - good riddance

 

[RobertR1]

:smile:

FWIW I very much doubt SimCity had anything to do with it. It's just hasn't been in recent history a big selling game or big revenue generator.
Though I'm sure they would have preferred to avoid the negative publicity.
A lot of smaller fish that could have been executed if it was really about SimCity, like studio heads, or the games producers.

If he was pushed then it's more likely the board thought someone else was better positioned to make some large scale changes to try and increase stock value.

I will point out the stock crashed just after I left and has never recovered..... just saying!

And now Sony stock is on the rise! IN ERP WE TRUST!

 

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Electronic Arts CEO resigns, effective on March 30
No official reason given, but resignation comes soon after the doomed SimCity launch.
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/03/electronic-arts-ceo-resigns-effective-on-march-30/

Any company trying to pull an always-on DRM in the next gen will hopefully get the same fate.

1.000.000 people did support that drm scheme with their money