Gameplay patents are bullshit.
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Gameplaypatents are bullshit. Artificial barriers to entry that only restrict market forces in favor of screwing end consumers.Woah who dug up Thomas Edison?
This shit is somewhat agreeable now, because Pal World is so similar, but once this door is opened, it’s never going to let developers have the freedom to invent and innovate, because crusty old bullies want to use the legal system to punish anyone that dares resemble 2-3 decade old game mechanics.
Should platformer games pay royalties to Nintendo for having the first character to jump twice it’s height?
Video game companies rent seeking for “game mechanics patents” on old shit is just ironically anti fun.
It’s also creating a patent minefield that stifles any game development by people who can’t afford the lawyers necessary to navigate it.
That’s kinda what I meant, and its something I’m rather worried about.
The more bullshit patents we have the closer we get to patents being abolished I suppose
Fuck this
¥ 1 billion equals:
- us$ 6.6 million
- € 6.1 million
- au$ 10 million
- £ 5.1 million
Abolish software patents.
And what part of the game is infringing a patent?
Fuck then both for having lootbox nonsense mobile games. Predatory gambling for digital bullshit.
