by Aiden Nov 11,2024
An Elden Ring player has filed a lawsuit against Bandai Namco and FromSoftware, alleging consumers were misled by concealing substantial game content. Read on to learn more about the lawsuit, its chances of success, and the plaintiff's true intentions.
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一位 Elden Ring 玩家在网络论坛 4Chan 上宣布，他们将于今年 9 月 25 日向万代南梦宫提起诉讼，声称 Elden Ring 和其他 FromSoftware 游戏包含“一个全新的游戏……隐藏在其中”，并且开发者故意通过让游戏极度困难来掩盖此内容。
FromSoftware 游戏因其极富挑战性的难度而闻名。最近发布的 Elden Ring DLC，《艾尔登法环：艾尔登树之影》，进一步提升了这一声誉，因为即使是经验丰富的资深玩家也发现附加内容“太难”。
The plaintiff admitted to having no concrete evidence to support their claims, relying instead on what they describe as "constant hints" dropped by the game developers. They referenced Sekiro’s art book, which hinted at Genichiro’s potential as a "ninja in the other side of the story," and a statement made by FromSoftware President Hidetaka Miyazaki about humanity’s role as a "shackle" waiting to be broken in Bloodborne.
Essentially, they summed up their case as "you paid for content that you can’t access without even knowing about it."
Many have found the case ridiculous, as even if there were another game hidden in FromSoftware’s games, dataminers would have known about it and made it common knowledge years ago.
这是典型的游戏在其代码和文件中包含剪切内容的残余部分。由于时间限制或开发限制，这种情况经常发生。这是整个游戏行业的正常做法，并不一定意味着故意隐藏内容。
诉讼能在法庭上进行吗？
原告可以根据《消费者权益保护法》提出索赔，该法规定“‘不公平或欺骗性行为’是非法的”，理由是开发商“没有告诉你至关重要有关产品或服务的信息或以任何方式误导您。”然而，证明此类主张将是一个重大挑战。原告必须提供令人信服的证据来支持他们关于游戏中存在“隐藏维度”的指控。他们还必须捍卫这种欺骗行为如何伤害了消费者。如果没有无可辩驳的证据，该案很可能会因为高度推测性和缺乏法律依据而被驳回。
值得注意的是，即使原告设法克服这些障碍并赢得官司，小额索赔法庭判给的潜在损害赔偿也是有限的。
尽管如此，原告对他们的案件仍然坚定。原告在 4Chan 帖子中表示：“我不在乎案件是否被驳回，只要我让 Namco Bandai 公开记录说这个维度存在即可。这就是我所关心的。”
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