NOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooo . . . . . . Not games !!!!

[aneeshm]

It has begun . Now game concepts are going to strat getting patented . . . . . . . . .

Thus dies the game industry . Who knows whether we will see Civ 5 ?

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[Pekka]

What? Game CONCEPTS getting patented? I'd like to hear what our precious IP fanboys say to that..

[child of Thor]

Sigh. Well i bet companies like EA are secretly wetting themselves at the opportunity this will afford them. And at the other end of the spectrum companies like Stardock(Brad Wardell) etc might just give up making games?

When the ugly stuff that this could represent emerges, i may have to give up buying any new games as this may impact origonality or atleast allow guys with all the money to forcefeed us what they want? - atleast we have a back catalogue of many great classic games.

Go dig out your old pc's and keep gaming fun and interesting

[Pekka]

Yeah I see 2 big winners. EA and Blizzard. The rest can get the hell out. And maybe Ubisoft.

[Spec]

Capcom stays too

[Pekka]

It's not like the gaming industry hasn't already seen a battle of who stays alive in the last few years. This is the last thing we need right now. It only favours the big players. The point of that is exactly what?

[child of Thor]

Originally posted by Pekka
It's not like the gaming industry hasn't already seen a battle of who stays alive in the last few years. This is the last thing we need right now. It only favours the big players.The point of that is exactly what?

To clear out the compititon and take over the vacated space in the market.

[Pekka]

child of Thor, that's not what I meant I meant, what good does this do to gaming overall, the answer is nothing. So what's the point of this exactly, what is the defending argument that drives this patenting thing?

[Urban Ranger]

You can't patent concepts.

[General Ludd]

Down with diversity.


Up with capitalism.

[Pekka]

UR, no ****?

But it's up in the air so who knows.

[Kidlicious]

Re: NOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooo . . . . . . Not games !!!!

Originally posted by aneeshm
Thus dies the game industry . Who knows whether we will see Civ 5 ?

But capitalism is saved because the producers can make a higher rate of profit.

[Pekka]

Less games means less game purchases means less money. Except for few. All in all, capitalism would suffer from this, not benefit. Competition is the key. Protecting and forbidding competition is not capitalism.

[Japher]

I'm patenting my game concept in which you, the "player" attempt to "win", with the other option being to "lose". You will "play" this game and when you "win" or "lose" the game will be said to be "over".



Seriously, I'm felling out my patent for Solitare right now!

[Pekka]

I patent the American Dream. Everyone who attempts to go for it and succeeds will have to pay me percentage.

I will also patent all the sounds. Try playing instruments, *****es, RIAA is in my corner