License expiration

[DudePong]

What does that mean and what will happen to games that are marked with that?

[particle systems]

Well if im not mistaken, licensed games work like this:
example: the publisher Little Orbit wants to sell an Adventure Time game, however Adventure Time is owned by Cartoon Network so they pay them for a license to sell the game. That license only lasts for a few years then it expires and the game has to be delisted. (at least I think this is how it works).

[DudePong]

Originally posted by Windows95:

Well if im not mistaken, licensed games work like this:
example: the publisher Little Orbit wants to sell an Adventure Time game, however Adventure Time is owned by Cartoon Network so they pay them for a license to sell the game. That license only lasts for a few years then it expires and the game has to be delisted. (at least I think this is how it works).

So that means jump force will be delisted and it has only just released?

[particle systems]

Originally posted by ChimpinOutOnU:

Originally posted by Windows95:

Well if im not mistaken, licensed games work like this:
example: the publisher Little Orbit wants to sell an Adventure Time game, however Adventure Time is owned by Cartoon Network so they pay them for a license to sell the game. That license only lasts for a few years then it expires and the game has to be delisted. (at least I think this is how it works).

So that means jump force will be delisted and it has only just released?

Licenses last for a few years, but they can be renewed. Deadpool for example was delisted then it came back and was delisted again in november 2017.
Some licensed games have never been delisted even once because they renew the licenses (I think).
As far as I know, not a single licensed game by Bandai has been delisted from Steam.

[particle systems]

Now there are a few Adventure Time games published by Cartoon Network themselves. Since they own the franchise they dont have to pay for a license so those games arent at risk. Same goes for the TMNT game published by Nickelodeon (Portal Power) since they own TMNT. You need to see if the publisher owns the franchise or not in order to check if theres a risk of removal.

[Sam Snowman]

I am very confused, this litterally just came out last week. How is this in danger of removal

[Ryuu]

Danger in THE FUTURE it means.

[Fuzzy466]

Too many games that haven't even been released are being tagged with "License expiration". I don't know if this is intentional by the curators or benign but it is extremely annoying.

If a game hasn't been released how can the "License" be at risk?

Originally posted by Windows95:

Licenses last for a few years....

If I were a developer I'm 100% certain that my license didn't / wouldn't / couldn't start until my product came to market. Maximising the amount of time a product could be sold, thus increasing the potential that you'll not only cover your initial costs but also increase the chance of making a profit. Developing games only after licenses have been acquired you're guaranteed the title will be a rushed hack job.

[Workster]

This curator is only listing games if they could end up being taken down. I don't believe they have special knowledge about if or when any of these MIGHT be taken down. It's because at SOME point they COULD get delisted by a license issue. Understand now?

[Fuzzy466]

Originally posted by Workster:

This curator is only listing games if they could end up being taken down. I don't believe they have special knowledge about if or when any of these MIGHT be taken down. It's because at SOME point they COULD get delisted by a license issue. Understand now?

Every game "COULD" be taken down (case and point Epic Games) so tagging any game that HAS a license with the term "License expiration" is both dum and pointless. The only useful piece of information that it conveys is that as some point in the future the game "might" be delisted if the license isn't renewed.

[LOG3]

Originally posted by Fuzzy466:

Originally posted by Workster:

This curator is only listing games if they could end up being taken down. I don't believe they have special knowledge about if or when any of these MIGHT be taken down. It's because at SOME point they COULD get delisted by a license issue. Understand now?

Every game "COULD" be taken down (case and point Epic Games) so tagging any game that HAS a license with the term "License expiration" is both dum and pointless. The only useful piece of information that it conveys is that as some point in the future the game "might" be delisted if the license isn't renewed.

I don't see a problem here. Its called "risk of removal" for a reason. Sure, its very vague if and when that risk would lead to an actual delisting. But still, every game can be potentially be delisted but this "license" issue is the minimum of a bar the reviewer set to add a warning to a game, tagging every game simply because it exists and delisting is possible in general doesn't mean it would be a good idea.

The reviewer decided to play it safe and rather tag games with possible license expirations rather than not.

[MrDoctorNO]

How does GRID 2019 have license expiration is it has not come out yet?

[Felinara ♡]

Originally posted by MrDoctorNO:

How does GRID 2019 have license expiration is it has not come out yet?

It uses real cars, so Codemasters has to get licenses for them and as said, licenses normally don´t last forever.

[吉吉向上扣肉包]

Thank you all for explaining this "license expiration" issue above.

[Bez]

Not only the cars, but also the sponsors, the music, the tracks, the announcers, the seasons, the dlc, the drivers, all on limited contract. This is especially appropriate for their F1 series. F1 2010 hasn't been available for years and F1 2014 was removed for a short while during a dispute.

[Workster]

Originally posted by Bez:

the seasons

What does Seasons mean right here?