| Ryuu96 said: I'm not a fan of patenting gameplay mechanics, I've always leaned more towards Josh Sawyer and Raphael's stances on this matter. We'll see what exactly the patents are eventually but I feel like almost all gameplay related patents are just complete nonsense, money grabbing which hinder progress in videogames development and some are straight up ridiculous to be able to patent in the first place.
Honestly would have rather they went after them for copyright infringement than this patent bollocks but patent lawsuits are a lot easier. |
Yeah, especially software patents are really a hindrance for innovation, as you move into a minefield with anything new. The worst part is: big companies usually cross-licence to each other, as they cannot do anything without infringing the patents of the others. But there are dedicated companies that don't make products, only acquire patents and file suits for them. These companies are called patent trolls. The cross licencing scheme doesn't work here, as they don't create anything and therefore cannot infringe any rights. But everyone else can get in their crosshairs. So software patents really have to die.
