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[–] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's fair to say they can't support games forever. But in that case make games that don't need support forever or provide the software to run the games for free after some time.

[–] nthavoc@lemmy.today 5 points 4 days ago

I agree. I don't expect companies to perpetually support these games. When they feel like no more money is to be made, then they should release it from lock down or release the server software and let someone else host it. Used to be a time where mod tools and dedicated servers were released with the game and whole new games were made. Counter Strike and Team Fortress are examples of this.