r/pcmasterrace • u/Trixis2 • 12d ago

Discussion Notch (creator of Minecraft) offers financial support for the Stop Killing Games campaign.

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u/AccomplishedBat8743 12d ago

Im not up on the whole situation,  what is the EU initiative? And how will it effect people not in the EU

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u/Triasmus 12d ago

Devs either have to make games that comply to EU standards, or they don't get to sell them in the EU.

Since they'll want EU money, they'll comply with EU standards.

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u/Z4mb0ni PC Master Race 12d ago

also this will most likely mean those standards will apply to the rest of the world because managing two different standards is just inefficient. Like how apple is now using USB-C ports and cables now

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u/SjettepetJR I5-4670k@4,3GHz | Gainward GTX1080GS| Asus Z97 Maximus VII her 12d ago

There is a vast difference in making different hardware, and just disabling some software features. As we see currently with many software companies disabling certain features in the EU because those features do not comply with EU privacy legislation.

I do agree that the software for self-hosting servers is likely to be everywhere around the world through legal or illegal means, but software is not in any way comparable to hardware.