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PC Gaming Era | March 2019 - The Ides of Smarch
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Dunno if it's been said, but chrono.gg has Lost Planet 3 for $5 (in the US at least, I still don't know how they do regions). Not bad.
This is what I was wondering about.
This is what I was wondering about.
I can't be the only one laughing my fucking ass off reading these Google threads with people bitching and worrying that Google may get exclusives via money hats, right? The fucking irony. I've been told repeatedly that competition is good.
It's amazing, we all knew it would happen in the discord too.
Moneyhats are fine until it affects them.
Guys, it is not like Epic didnt already show that they dont understand GDPR laws.
Remember when they launched the store and during the first days they sent your email to the devs you were interested in by default (you had to express you didnt want to do it)?
And that they were using a negative form of the text to make it sound like you were not sharing it by default (as you normally expect the information on a positive not negative form).
Later when they were told that was illegal under GDPR they said that GDPR didnt allow for boxes to be preticked and that they would love to have it not by default! (which is a lie, GDPR both says you need to avoid any possible misunderstanding in language AND that by default the information sharing should be OFF, regardless of it is ticked or not, just examples of it being used correctly show it unticked).
So yeah, another GDPR violation from them would not be surprising to say the least.
Remember when they launched the store and during the first days they sent your email to the devs you were interested in by default (you had to express you didnt want to do it)?
And that they were using a negative form of the text to make it sound like you were not sharing it by default (as you normally expect the information on a positive not negative form).
Later when they were told that was illegal under GDPR they said that GDPR didnt allow for boxes to be preticked and that they would love to have it not by default! (which is a lie, GDPR both says you need to avoid any possible misunderstanding in language AND that by default the information sharing should be OFF, regardless of it is ticked or not, just examples of it being used correctly show it unticked).
So yeah, another GDPR violation from them would not be surprising to say the least.
Same here. That Google conference thread is gonna be legendary.
Uh there is evidence they look for that information even if the person DOES NOT link their Steam account to EGS, why should they be snooping around my computer looking at Steam without my permission?
And Steams own API can do that for them, they dont need to do their own snooping to get information that is given permission to be publically avalaible.
Epic should NOT be snooping around my local files.
Ok, let me rephare:
"Guys, it is not like Epic didnt already show that they don't want to comply with GDPR laws."
Google has so much cash on hand. If they are serious about gaming you better believe moneyhats are on their way.
With Ubisoft showing up at their conference I wouldn't be surprised if they moneyhatted Watch Dogs 3 as a timed exclusive or something. Maybe Google + PC only for a year. I remember W2 wasn't a big seller for Ubi compared to the first so they go could go down that path.
And yea streaming licenses + rights are gonna be a whole new console war shit going forward once this streaming platform race takes off. Timed exclusivity is gonna be a popular word for these next several years. Its gonna be a lot of hypocrisy and Q_Q going on.
With Ubisoft showing up at their conference I wouldn't be surprised if they moneyhatted Watch Dogs 3 as a timed exclusive or something. Maybe Google + PC only for a year. I remember W2 wasn't a big seller for Ubi compared to the first so they go could go down that path.
And yea streaming licenses + rights are gonna be a whole new console war shit going forward once this streaming platform race takes off. Timed exclusivity is gonna be a popular word for these next several years. Its gonna be a lot of hypocrisy and Q_Q going on.
Just had a nightmare vision google partners with epic and google box has epic store as the sole place to get games. can't see it happening but shudders.
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Oh lord, this forum right now. I need some popcorn as this is more enjoyable than anything I've played or watched lately.
For those in the EU, reporting it to your Data Protection Authority requires most of times only sending an e-mail.
Gets enforced in every gov institution here, mobile providers too.
Yeah its enforced in the UK too, but breaking it means nothing, the EU does nothing
If no one reports anything then yes, the GDPR is a joke.
EDIT: I already reported Epic to the German data protection authority. That was in December. It took weeks to get a reply. They are SWAMPED with inquires and complaints about small things. :(
Maybe I will finally make a dent in my backlog while I'm waiting for all the exclusivities to expire?
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Naw, who am I kidding, my wishlists are nearly as big as my libraries on most stores.
That is their left pocket (that small pocket inside big pocket to be precise) money XD
That's what someone with an americentric view of the universe would say...
True. However, the fine could go up to "4% of annual turnover ", which would be 4 billion euros for Google. Maybe, next time.
https://www.theguardian.com/technol...record-44m-by-french-data-protection-watchdog
It won't happen to that extent but I totally see Fortnite releasing on the new Google console. Epic gonna put that shit on everything.
Maybe Google will parrot the same 12% dev cut nonsense just like Epic. They could light a fire underneath Xbox and PSN's asses pushing devs to their new hardware. Would be good for competition.
I've got to say, "GDPR doesn't matter because it only affects a niche market" is one of the wilder things I've read recently.
That "niche market" being the European fucking Union... (pre-brexit even) is hilarious on its own. Then brushing off GDPR violations as "harmless"... lmao.
I could use my hitman stare.
If you stare long enough at indie devs, you can scare them so much that they accept any deal.
If you stare long enough at indie devs, you can scare them so much that they accept any deal.
I had to put on the glasses, because it was too distracting, even for me.
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