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You will own nothing and be happy (Stop Killing Games)


;dr: If you're an EU citizen, sign the Stop Killing Games initiative here. Or, if you're in the UK, sign this petition.

The 2025 model hid wash cycles behind an app and swapped push buttons for a frustrating capacitive touch panel. More and more, companies are tying up games to idiotic DRM that requires an Internet connection, or periodic phoning home, and if that goes away—good luck playing. We're finally seeing a pull-back from cloud-everything in software, and it starts with rebels pushing self-hosting and learning bare-metal deployment.

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The 'Stop Killing Games' initiative is close to its final deadline, and after that, its leader is understandably done: 'Either the frog hops out of the pot, or it's dead'