I’m no legal expert but it sounds like some countries' consumer protection laws might have been violated. Space Junkies for instance they admitted in their own notes that the game is multiplayer only and won’t be playable after September.
Based on the data I could find regarding prices. They discounted Space Junkies by 75% for the Steam Summer 2022 sale at least in some regions before pulling it off Steam right after.
In a speculative example.
When a company does this kind of thing it will come down to. 1. Do they think any laws they may or may not have broken even be worth going after them for? If they were charged with breaking a law how big would the fines even be?
If they end up saving $10k per year and only get slapped with a $2k fine. Many companies would see it worth the fine in saving money.
I’m not saying that is what they did. It’s just how many large companies have been cough approaching certain situations where the bottom line was more important than other things.
I’m no legal expert but it sounds like some countries' consumer protection laws might have been violated. Space Junkies for instance they admitted in their own notes that the game is multiplayer only and won’t be playable after September.
Based on the data I could find regarding prices. They discounted Space Junkies by 75% for the Steam Summer 2022 sale at least in some regions before pulling it off Steam right after.
In a speculative example.
When a company does this kind of thing it will come down to. 1. Do they think any laws they may or may not have broken even be worth going after them for? If they were charged with breaking a law how big would the fines even be?
If they end up saving $10k per year and only get slapped with a $2k fine. Many companies would see it worth the fine in saving money.
I’m not saying that is what they did. It’s just how many large companies have been cough approaching certain situations where the bottom line was more important than other things.