I'd like to meet the person at Sony who thought this was a good idea
Helldivers 2 Removed from Purchase on Steam in over 150 Countries
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Re: Helldivers 2 Removed from Purchase on Steam in over 150 Countries
#82Earlier quoted context omitted.
Well, I'm pretty much okay using fully open Linux called postmarketOS on a smartphone, plus Andbox/Waydroid for (sandboxed!) compatibility with Android apps. That's also a free choice. On pmOS, there's also full KVM virtualization support (works out-of-the-box on most aarch64 devices) for more picky apps, as well.
You're still essentially using either iOS or Android if you want to interact with many banks. Sometimes they will let you use compatibility layers, sometimes not. (I can't access some bank apps on OxygenOS, which is actual Android)
> "if you want to interact"
But anyway. I don't want to start the pointless flame war for the milionth time. I think I just have a different definition of "modern life", which is based on using what was considered high-tech not so long ago, like high-throughput radio links and instantaneous worldwide communication (including things like video), without giving up any control. It's not needed to do the abovementioned, so why would I?
BTW, 90% of internet services of any kind still serves "web apps". Which is far from perfect, but gives best compatibility and security out of all technologies we've managed to push to very high adoption.
Re: Helldivers 2 Removed from Purchase on Steam in over 150 Countries
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#85Earlier quoted context omitted.
List made by scraping account profiles (7 years ago): https://github.com/RudeySH/SteamCountries/blob/master/json/c...
Why scrape profiles when steamcommunity offers a list of selectable countries in the profile edit page?
Well it doesn't for me. Just says you can contact support
Re: Helldivers 2 Removed from Purchase on Steam in over 150 Countries
#86As a Helldivers 2 PC player who also owns a PS5, this new requirement doesn't bother me personally. However, adding a requirement (it was previously optional) is boneheaded, maybe illegal. It must be terrible to be Arrowhead; they have to sit by and watch while their player base implodes because of a Sony edict.
Arrowhead has sold out before with e.g. Magicka, so I'm sure they're somewhat used to it by now.
You're not a developer that signs with a publisher like Sony without knowing the risks.
Re: Helldivers 2 Removed from Purchase on Steam in over 150 Countries
#87On Steam: If there's little yellow boxes in the right hand column, someone somewhere is reserving the right to ruin your day in some way. Helldivers 2 has three of them: DRM, Third party account, and third party EULA.
Best avoid games with little yellow boxes, especially if you prefer just playing games vs legal drama. (And of course gog.com doesn't have any little yellow boxes)
Re: Helldivers 2 Removed from Purchase on Steam in over 150 Countries
#88I hope one day the EU will go after Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo. If iOS is a walled garden then consoles are prison.
You don't need to buy from MSs, Sony's or Nintendo's store to play a game on their consoles. There was no way for iOS except Apple's App store.
I don't think the tiny amount of games that are get a physical copy makes much of a point here. Most games you need to obtain through the online store.
Re: Helldivers 2 Removed from Purchase on Steam in over 150 Countries
#89Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Valve says that Steam is avaible in 237 countries. there are territories that are considered countries by valve that arent recognized by the world as being their own separate country like Taiwan From Google, 2017.
I'd be curious to see their list. They have almost 40 more countries than most agencies would consider to exist.
A lot of enterprises define “country” as “has its own ISO 3166-1 country code”. ISO 3166-1 includes 249 entries: sovereign states, their dependent territories, and “areas of special geographic interest” (e.g. Antarctica).
The English term “country” is ambiguous. In a narrow sense it means only sovereign states, but in a broader sense includes overseas territories and even some subnational divisions (e.g. the four countries that make up the UK)
Re: Helldivers 2 Removed from Purchase on Steam in over 150 Countries
#90I find the support for Arrowhead surprising. They went into business with Sony and allowed this. The CEO tweeting "We just want to make gaaameeees" is such a weak ass excuse. Take some responsibility for your choices.