billothekid2 to [email protected] • 1 year agoThat Portal 64 demake we liked so much has been kiboshed by Valve: 'They have asked me to take the project down,' creator sayswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square105fedilinkarrow-up1452cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1452external-linkThat Portal 64 demake we liked so much has been kiboshed by Valve: 'They have asked me to take the project down,' creator sayswww.pcgamer.combillothekid2 to [email protected] • 1 year agomessage-square105fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
Honestly, a bit surprised by this. It wasn’t even on Steam. Hopefully switching to an open source SDK will get this back up.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish16•1 year agoWasn’t it taken down at Valve’s request, not Nintendo’s demand?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish38•1 year agoYes, but mainly because Valve doesn’t want to deal with Nintendo’s lawyers since it used their libraries.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish12•1 year agoI really wish they would and set a precedent for Nintendo’s anti-consumer tactics.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•1 year agoOfficially yes. We have no idea if Nintendo sent a private email saying “please figure this out before we do.”
Wasn’t it taken down at Valve’s request, not Nintendo’s demand?
Yes, but mainly because Valve doesn’t want to deal with Nintendo’s lawyers since it used their libraries.
I really wish they would and set a precedent for Nintendo’s anti-consumer tactics.
Officially yes. We have no idea if Nintendo sent a private email saying “please figure this out before we do.”