John Wick Hex will be removed from sale on all platforms beginning July 17th, 2025

John Wick Hex will be removed from sale on all platforms beginning July 17th, 2025 (steamcommunity.com)
from ParkedInReverse@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world on 15 Jul 01:49
https://lemmy.world/post/32980774

If you want to pick it up, cheapest way is via the humblebundle sale.

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Prox@lemmy.world on 15 Jul 03:27 next collapse

Is this any good?

JackDark@lemmy.world on 15 Jul 05:25 collapse

It was okay. Nothing exciting, but one aspect of it that I did like is that you can choose to watch your choices happen in real time after you finish a level, which - although not the smoothest - does actually make it feel like John Wick just rolled through.

Cyberflunk@lemmy.world on 15 Jul 03:44 next collapse

perplexity.ai/…/346d58e7-0681-479a-b87d-c8eb6c9bf…

It’s a mystery

etchinghillside@reddthat.com on 15 Jul 05:06 collapse

Likely Cause: Licensing Expiration

MrNesser@lemmy.world on 15 Jul 05:24 next collapse

How come it’s getting removed?

duchess@feddit.org on 15 Jul 13:19 collapse

Expired movie license probably.

Psythik@lemmy.world on 16 Jul 02:02 collapse

Too much work to simply swap out the assets and change the character’s name with a patch?

duchess@feddit.org on 16 Jul 08:25 collapse

Maybe someone made the calculations and the projected profits from a re-published, license-stripped version are lower than the estimated costs.

RiQuY@lemmy.zip on 15 Jul 05:31 next collapse

Friendly reminder to sign the StopKillingGames petition to avoid bullshit like this in the future.

www.stopkillinggames.com

Prunebutt@slrpnk.net on 15 Jul 05:41 next collapse

While I agree with the sentiment: It won’t be killed, “just” de-listed from sale. If you buy it now, you can still p/ay it.

Although an end-of-life plan would probably make it easier for the publishers to still sell the game after licences expire.

RiQuY@lemmy.zip on 15 Jul 07:04 next collapse

Delisting a game goes against the point of game preservation. The trick of “buy it now to keep it” sounds like FOMO.

iamtherealwalrus@lemmy.world on 15 Jul 08:00 next collapse

You think publishers should not be allowed to decide when they want to stop selling their goods?

Prunebutt@slrpnk.net on 15 Jul 08:05 collapse

It’s still not what the initiative is asking for (in the EU)

duchess@feddit.org on 15 Jul 07:56 collapse

Why did you write „play“ like this?

Prunebutt@slrpnk.net on 15 Jul 08:04 collapse

Typo

czl@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 15 Jul 07:30 collapse

While everyone should sign it, the campaign is about publishers that kill games that could conceivably remain working.

De-listing is likely a result of expired licensing or similar, and I don’t think it’s feasible (or realistic) to require companies to renew licenses in perpetuity just to keep selling games.

duchess@feddit.org on 15 Jul 07:58 collapse

People should learn to read more than the name of the petition.

Railcar8095@lemmy.world on 15 Jul 10:55 next collapse

“Stop Killing Games” is a consumer movement started to challenge the legality of publishers destroying video games they have sold to customers. An increasing number of video games are sold effectively as goods - with no stated expiration date - but designed to be completely unplayable as soon as support from the publisher ends. This practice is a form of planned obsolescence and is not only detrimental to customers, but makes preservation effectively impossible. Furthermore, the legality of this practice is largely untested in many countries.

People should read the petition before being snarky and wrong.

duchess@feddit.org on 15 Jul 13:07 next collapse

What you have quoted is not what’s happening to John Wick Hex. People who bought it can still download and play it.

Railcar8095@lemmy.world on 15 Jul 17:35 collapse

Yes, I know. That’s why I quoted that part, to show what stop killing games is about, for those who don’t understand.

Aielman15@lemmy.world on 15 Jul 13:09 collapse

John Wick Hex has been sold as a completed product and will remain playable (for people who have already bought it, and people who track down a physical copy) even after the publisher pulls the plug. This is not planned obsolescence, their license for the movie rights has expired.

Stop Killing Games has NOTHING to do with this.

Railcar8095@lemmy.world on 15 Jul 17:33 collapse

Agree. Maybe I didn’t make myself clear, but that’s my point

Aielman15@lemmy.world on 15 Jul 18:11 collapse

Oh, I’m very sorry, it’s my fault. I misinterpreted your comment.

Railcar8095@lemmy.world on 15 Jul 18:25 collapse

It’s OK, I think I misunderstood somebody else and it seems I was disagreeing with an OK comment too

GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world on 15 Jul 23:59 collapse

G*mers aren’t known for being smart enough to read.

nogooduser@lemmy.world on 15 Jul 05:41 next collapse

I “own” this on PlayStation. Will I still be able to download it after 17th?

Edit: I just read the article and it says that we will.

naticus@lemmy.world on 15 Jul 13:19 next collapse

Just a heads up that if you try buying from Humble, they have no keys right now for this game. It’s very possible we’ll never get them with the impending delist.

mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 15 Jul 19:32 next collapse

Yeah, Humble has been spiraling, and this is one of the largest symptoms. If they’re out of stock, they shouldn’t be allowed to list the game for sale. It’s particularly bad on their Humble Choice offers, where trying to claim after Day 1 often ends up with half of the keys listed as out of stock.

naticus@lemmy.world on 15 Jul 20:09 next collapse

Interesting, I haven’t had that experience with Humble Choice. Sometimes I don’t redeem for a week or more and I still manage to get keys. Was there any particular game that you had this issue with?

BobDendry@masto.fediverse.games on 15 Jul 21:52 collapse

I have the issue from time to time if I go and bulk redeem like 6 months of keys cause I forgot Humble existed, but I usually get an email telling me the key is ready within a day or so.

Not sure they'll end up getting keys for John Wick Hex sadly. We'll see though.

naticus@lemmy.world on 15 Jul 22:10 collapse

Yeah I’m considering buying it on Steam directly with the plan of refunding if I get a code from Humble.

Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 16 Jul 04:36 collapse

Aren’t they a charity?

abbotsbury@lemmy.world on 16 Jul 02:37 collapse

Always redeem (or sell) your Humble keys ASAP people

naticus@lemmy.world on 16 Jul 15:44 collapse

Yeah I tried to redeem within 2 min of buying. They are selling this without any keys in their system.

slimerancher@lemmy.world on 15 Jul 13:33 next collapse

It’s on my wishlist, but don’t want to buy on full price, but also don’t want to buy for PC…

Blackmist@feddit.uk on 15 Jul 17:06 next collapse

Makes me wonder if he could just rip the branding from it, alter the character a bit and stick it out again.

ivanafterall@lemmy.world on 15 Jul 22:23 collapse

I’d definitely consider John Dick’s Hex

Lightor@lemmy.world on 15 Jul 17:25 next collapse

But remember, don’t pirate guys

umbrella@lemmy.ml on 15 Jul 17:36 next collapse

can always sail the high seas. if they don’t want your money don’t give it to them.

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Spoomis@toast.ooo on 16 Jul 03:38 next collapse

Is it worth picking up before it’s removed?

enbiousenvy@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 16 Jul 08:42 collapse

what the hex