We Need To Talk About Digital Rights for Gamers | An Open Letter To The Games Industry
600:00 Intro
00:15 Digital rights for gamers
01:10 PS3, PS4, Vita & PSP closures and their digital rights issues
07:41 Why can't we own the products we buy?
09:00 A world where day one patches are missing is here already
10:50 Nintendo's big decision
11:45 PC gamers and Desura
13:10 Software switching from buying a product to forced subscriptions
15:57 Sony, backwards compatibility. nostalgia and PS Now
18:07 Chasing subscription models will cause chaos like the music and TV and film industries are suffering
24:00 Call for a roundtable and proposal
26:41 A call to gamers to get the conversation flowing
If you work in the industry, have a voice or can provide policy or legal advice and would be interested in joining the roundtable discussions to tackle some of these issues - I'd love to hear from you.
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It is worth noting I'll be doing the same type of discussions around creating a sustainable platform for musicians too. I may not have all the knowledge and expertise but I'm annoyed enough to try something new and forge a new, better path that works for a much wider section of the industry.
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Simon