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Why console makers can legally brick your game console (arstechnica.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/gaming@beehaw.org
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[โ€“] Ulrich@feddit.org 8 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

"Although users own the hardware, the software that's needed to run it is subject to a license agreement," attorney Jon Loiterman told Ars. "If you violate the license terms, Nintendo has the right to revoke your access to that software. It's less common for software makers to revoke access to software in a way that disables hardware you bought from them, but the principle is the same."

[โ€“] Bronzebeard@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago

That's a very different privilege, one that is in direct contradiction to the consumer's right to repair

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