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I don't have time to check a video, but isn't it true for any service that it you don't agree to the new ToS, your contract is terminated?
What makes this case so special?
Edit: or is it that people only found out now that the games they bought were online-only and that they're at the mercy of the publisher?
Paid-for games aren't a service that should be able to be taken away in this manner
For software (like games) the usual rule is "use the old version if you don't agree to the new terms", but that's not possible without piracy here
Yeah, I suppose that sucks if you never stopped to think about it.
In my case, it's the reason I never bought Diablo 3 - when they turn an offline game into a mandatory online game, I figured that sooner or later they'd pull something like this.