Timeline for Asking if a game-related-product is available, at all, anywhere, for anyone
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| Jun 15, 2020 at 8:58 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Feb 19, 2014 at 0:14 | comment | added | Nick T | @Ktash you have to be joking. Nobody is going to append "in the PAL version", "in the NTSC version", "in the Steam version", "in the Origin version" to every question where it might be salient. | |
| Feb 18, 2014 at 23:44 | comment | added | Robotnik Mod | RE: Spatial Locality, how is this any different to questions asking for an answer for a specific OS, but still getting answers stating "For anyone who is having this issue on a PC/Mac/Linux, the steps are X,Y,Z"? We can't (and don't have to) possibly cover ALL OSs and all userbases (But what about the guy running it on a Cryogenically cooled overclocked 486!?!?). It's enough to answer the OPs question with the region requested, or even just the common or 'major' regions. | |
| Feb 18, 2014 at 21:13 | comment | added | LoveAndCoding | The difference is if Steam is not available in those regions, then they won't have those questions. However, this question could just as easily be "Can I buy this in X country?". The question will have answers that are only spatially relevant, but the question can be asked by anyone. Different answers are right or wrong depending on your location in the world. And the difference between the time sensitivity of this question and others is that, combined with the spatial issues, it is not helpful over time because now we must manage that change for every country. | |
| Feb 18, 2014 at 21:05 | comment | added | Nick T | You are way off base with respect to spatial locality. My question could just as well be asked by anyone in the States, and dubbing it "too localized" (just in more words) is something that Joel himself remarked as being oft misapplied. Just as with temporality (which I raise in my post, and which you seemed to gloss over in your reply), games can be highly localized; Steam isn't available in all countries, some games come out in different regions... | |
| Feb 18, 2014 at 19:49 | history | edited | LoveAndCoding | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Homophones are my downfall when I'm not paying attention
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| Feb 18, 2014 at 18:49 | history | answered | LoveAndCoding | CC BY-SA 3.0 |