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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to Gaming@beehaw.org · 2 months ago

Why console makers can legally brick your game console

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Why console makers can legally brick your game console

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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to Gaming@beehaw.org · 2 months ago
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“If the ability [to brick a console] is there, someone will want to ‘see how it goes.'”…
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    I’m guessing the answer is ✨capitalism✨

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      Isn’t it always?

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        Not always, if the headline is “How do we stop (insert capitalism-caused problem)?” Then the answer is revolution.

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          I was thinking more in regards to questions of “why is [bad thing] allowed to be [bad in this manner]?”

          But you’re right.

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