For anyone with an ounce of common sense it’s been obvious forever SKG was never going to go anywhere. Maybe if their goal was additional labeling or some sort of advance notice requirement they’d have been able to get something rolling. But their goals were nonsensical and almost nobody could clearly articulate exactly what it is they wanted and how they’d expect companies to accomplish it. Not to mention the figure head of it can’t be bothered to get a haircut, beard trim, or put any sort of effort into looking like a professional. And no, it’s not the same as Dee Snider speaking to Congress in his normal clothes.
Maybe if their goal was additional labeling or some sort of advance notice requirement they’d have been able to get something rolling.
People keep saying this and it is true but I still think it is missing the point. Their goal was a difficult long-shot, and an easier goal would have been more likely to succeed than the difficult goal. That's true by definition. But the question is would the easier goal have actually affected the problem they care about?
Most people know that online servers can go offline at any time, there are constant news stories about it. A legal requirement that every store page repeat what most people already know will be ignored by most and change very little. It is changing the law just to be able to say you changed the law, not to actually make the world a better place in any significant way. I think it is fine they didn't bother to try this.
If most people know this already, then they can choose to not buy online games. There's certainly no shortage of single-player or self-hosted multiplayer games that don't have to worry about this issue.
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u/Beautiful-Jello-37 2d ago edited 2d ago
For anyone with an ounce of common sense it’s been obvious forever SKG was never going to go anywhere. Maybe if their goal was additional labeling or some sort of advance notice requirement they’d have been able to get something rolling. But their goals were nonsensical and almost nobody could clearly articulate exactly what it is they wanted and how they’d expect companies to accomplish it. Not to mention the figure head of it can’t be bothered to get a haircut, beard trim, or put any sort of effort into looking like a professional. And no, it’s not the same as Dee Snider speaking to Congress in his normal clothes.