Last week
a leak concerning The Last of Us 2 caused a a major controversy. The
highly anticipated sequel to the 2013 hit by studio Naughty Dog and
publisher Sony has been eagerly awaited, but now people are angry and
rightly so.
I can't
say with any certainty who the leaker is, whether it's a disgruntled
employee or a hacker or someone else, but the content leak instantly
became a hot topic. Naughty Dog and Sony however did the worst thing
possible: they started abusing the Youtube copyright system and
striking down channels left and right, even ones just talking about
the leak without showing any footage.
In case
you don't know, if your Youtube channel gets three copyright strikes
in a short period, your channel is terminated and for someone who is
depending on the ad revenue to survive, this is very serious.
Yes, the
channels can protest and they will get their videos back, but this
kind of misuse of the Digital Millennium Protection Act is not
exactly legal. Legality aside, it is absolutely reprehensible for a
company to act in this way not to mention ineffective. It's a perfect
example of the Streisand Effect in play.
I for one
am getting pretty sick of gaming companies who bully and intimidate
people as if they are some kind of mafia. I could say something about
boycotting the game here, but in all honesty I wasn't about to buy a
Playstation anyway... Still a really sick thing to do though.
The above
mentioned story as well as recent rumors and leaks about a new Batman
game (debunked) got me thinking. As a side effect of the Covid-19
crisis, practically every game studio has had to delay their upcoming
games. All the gaming conventions like E3 and PAX are canceled and in
this vacuum of information, the stage is set for click-baiters and
rumor-mongers to profit on false and misleading information. It is up
to us to keep a cool head and not trust rumors. Unless it is a
statement by the companies themselves, there is no reason to believe
it, no matter how tantalizing and exciting it may seem. You will only
be disappointed in the end.
There was
talk that E3 would host an online convention, but this too has been
canceled. However, despair not, as Game Awards host Geoff Keighley
has apparently organized a Summer Game Fest with most of the big
publishers and they will stream their trailers and other info across
the summer of 2020. There is a techradar.com article here:
So were
are going to get some news soon and that's good. Until then, keep a
cool head, wash your hands and join me again next time for more
Eccentric Spheres! Have a great week!
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