billothekid2@kbin.social to RetroGaming@lemmy.world · 10 months 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-square131fedilinkarrow-up1465arrow-down111file-textcross-posted to: nintendo@lemmy.world
arrow-up1454arrow-down1external-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@kbin.social to RetroGaming@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square131fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: nintendo@lemmy.world
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-squareNewNewAccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down2·10 months agoWasn’t it taken down at Valve’s request, not Nintendo’s demand?
minus-squareSeedyOne@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40arrow-down1·10 months agoYes, but mainly because Valve doesn’t want to deal with Nintendo’s lawyers since it used their libraries.
minus-squareWater1053@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·10 months agoI really wish they would and set a precedent for Nintendo’s anti-consumer tactics.
minus-squareGBU_28@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·10 months 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.”