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[NickFire]

Going by the past, I expect:

1 day from now - "We are deeply concerned and have changed how we handle business in Russia."

3 months from now: "We are proud to announce that we just purchased Russia."

 

[Dream-Knife]

Stuff like this will only make the situation worse.

Might as well join the military if you can't play CSGO.

Fight Azov in real life.

 

[akimbo009]

Stuff like this will only make the situation worse.

Might as well join the military if you can't play CSGO.

Fight Azov in real life.

That'll do it. Russia wouldn't lose if all the gamers got onto the front lines...

Or take away a distraction from a population that is overwhelmed with misinformation and fed lies.

(and get out of here with that "fight Azov" in real life garbage)

 

[SenjutsuSage]

What I love about these people is they are doing everything in their power and capability to survive, thinking outside of the box whenever they can. And it makes it more sad what that piece of shit Putin is doing with each passing day. To see people in real-time trying anything they can to survive, that they even need to be doing such a thing, makes you sick to your stomach.

 

[JLB]

Not to diminish the war cost of a conflict, but Argentina invaded and attempted to annex the Falklands due to their territorial sea claim. It's not an Argentinian territory, nor are the generations of people living in it Argentinian. Ukraine is a sovereign nation, with 44 million people, with its own language, its own culture and its own history being invaded by a tyrannical regime that still believes in spheres of influence. It's absolutely NOWHERE near the same and equating the stupidity of the Falklands to what's happening now is wrong.

The amount of errors here are monumental, but again: No politics allowed here, will stick to that.

 

[Esca]

Russia needs to be cut off period. It's up to the people of Russia to stand up and demand better from their government

 

[Azurro]

The amount of errors here are monumental, but again: No politics allowed here, will stick to that.

It'd be useful if you stopped comparing the ridiculousness that was the Falklands conflict to this.

 

[Schrade]

Nintendo HQ rn

Heh, ain't this the truth. Kind of proof to the point that Nintendo definitely is in a different audience than Sony and MS.

 

[Corndog]

They should do it. The people of Russia will put pressure on Putin if things they like are taken away because of his actions.

No. Stupid idea. It’s just entertainment.

 

[Sosokrates]

No. Stupid idea. It’s just entertainment.

"Things" the russian people will be hit by the santions on the banking system, so its an extension of that. The shitter life is for russian people because of Putins actions the less popular he will be.

 

[Elder Legend]

I am Russian and was born in Russia in 1990. I left the country in 2000 to come to USA. I am ashamed and absolutely disgusted at my so called "leader" Putin. It's a matter of time someone puts in some rat poison into his morning tea routine. Where is Agent 47 when you need him, seriously fuck that guy. I normally don't wish death on people but fuck him.

 

[McCheese]

No. Stupid idea. It’s just entertainment.

Most Russian's have no idea there Is even a "war" happening, anything that makes them wonder "why?" and triggers them to go and discover the truth is worth a shot. Plus Dota2 games will be way less toxic.

 

[jigglet]

Ban them from CS:GO and Dota. That would really hit them.

Imagine if that was the official global response. lmao

 

[jigglet]

Most Russian's have no idea there Is even a "war" happening, anything that makes them wonder "why?" and triggers them to go and discover the truth is worth a shot. Plus Dota2 games will be way less toxic.

After meeting so many anti-vaxxers during the height of a global pandemic, I have to wonder really whether a lot of people are able to connect the dots.

 

[isoRhythm]

The amount of errors here are monumental, but again: No politics allowed here, will stick to that.

I've studied a crapton about Argentina (at least it's history post-WW2) for university, that guy is 100% wrong.

 

[chromatic9]

Crimea should be part of Ukraine, Russia took it from Ukraine a few years ago when they found a lot of gas reserves there and need to at least take the east of Ukraine to keep the river flowing down into Crimea, it's a key part of this war. This area is of huge importance to the wealth and prosperity of the country and really should be handed back to Ukraine.

 

[Shadowstar39]

Is it me or does no one have any empathy to the innocent people in Russia. They can't help what putin is doing yet we are messing with their ability to eat, taking their money, and now entertainment.
How is this any better?

Wouldn't it be easier to just have a ukraining assassin /sniper take out putin?
Why punish Russian people.

As an American I don't like it. I wouldn't want to be punished over something Biden does.

 

[Midn1ght]

If you cant go to war over fucking 9/11, what do you go to war over?

Pixel count and occasional frame drop.

 

[TwiztidElf]

Neil Young Threatens To Leave Spotify Again Unless Vladimir Putin Backs Down From Ukraine

At publishing time, Neil Young had pulled his music from Spotify, Apple Music, and even Napster, and Vladimir Putin had still not retreated to Russia.

babylonbee.com

Electronic Arts Removes Russian Teams From FIFA, NHL Games

(Bloomberg) -- Electronic Arts Inc. will remove Russian teams from several of its video game sports franchises in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine.Most Read from BloombergUkraine Update: Russia’s Gas Threat; Cease-Fire Talks StruggleBiden to Sign Crypto Order as Firms Face Sanctions...

au.finance.yahoo.com

 

[Decontamination Silo]

Hypocrites.

 

[zcaa0g]

The world should sanction Israel for the invasion of Palestine, also should sanction USA for the invasion of Afghanistan.

Hi Putin. Wazzzup?

 

[93xfan]

The world should sanction Israel for the invasion of Palestine, also should sanction USA for the invasion of Afghanistan.

I’m sorry, but do the people of Ukraine routinely carry out murderous hate filled attacks against other religions and countries? Do they say death to Russia while stabbing a Russian guards? Do they use their people to protect their rockets?

Do they strap bombs to themselves and fantasize about committing genocide?

 

[Hari Seldon]

Is it me or does no one have any empathy to the innocent people in Russia. They can't help what putin is doing yet we are messing with their ability to eat, taking their money, and now entertainment.
How is this any better?

Wouldn't it be easier to just have a ukraining assassin /sniper take out putin?
Why punish Russian people.

As an American I don't like it. I wouldn't want to be punished over something Biden does.

Losing access to games is the least of their problems when Putin is conscripting 18 year olds and sending them to die with no training. The idea with sanctions is to make it so even the most isolated "don't give a shit about politics" person has to figure out why their CC's stopped working and they don't have access to western entertainment.

 

[BennyBlanco]

One crazy man they elected. Russian people should be held accountable and pressured until they correct their mistake.

Yeah Russian elections are totally legit

 

[DeepEnigma]

We need to literally wipe Russia off the face of the map (figuratively speaking)!

As soon as they realize they are without porn they will lay down their arms.

Talk about cherry picking two opposite extremes for the photos

 

[93xfan]

I think they should get to keep Call off Duty, but the face of every enemy should be replaced with Putin’s face (in Russia only).

Maybe it’ll lead to something good happening

 

[FStubbs]

The world should sanction Israel for the invasion of Palestine, also should sanction USA for the invasion of Afghanistan.

Of all the things you could use against the USA, you choose Afghanistan, which attacked the US first? (9/11)

 

[NickFire]

I think they should get to keep Call off Duty, but the face of every enemy should be replaced with Putin’s face.

Maybe it’ll lead to something good happening

Imagine if COD or Battlefield got a patch that made one team all wear Putin faces today? The player count numbers would go through the roof.

 

[93xfan]

Yes, I know, but the fact is that crazy man is using the whole Russian Satate to invade other country and kill civilians, while threatening the rest of us with nuclear weapons, and the only option we have left is let Russia know in a peaceful way that we don't support that behavior and that it has consequences for them too.

I have nothing against Russian people so if someone from Russia is reading me I want to make clear I intend no offense to them, but what's happening is just unacceptable and we can not and should not tolerate it.

Exactly. We need to show the world it’s not acceptable. Make it less appealing for China to invade Taiwan

 

[lh032]

good.
Should put some pressure on the citizen, they need to act as well.

 

[M1chl]

Russia is invading a democratic country, conscripting and tricking 18 year olds and sending them into the meat grinder, and has an unstable and insane dictator for a leader... BUT HOLD ON imma post a 5 paragraph idiotic hot take on why murica is bad.

Typical Russian NPCs

 

[CobraAB]

Too bad many good Russian people have to suffer at the whim of a mad man.

 

[Craig of War]

Too bad many good Russian people have to suffer at the whim of a mad man.

He is not mad he just power hungry

 

[Dream-Knife]

Of all the things you could use against the USA, you choose Afghanistan, which attacked the US first? (9/11)

Technically Saudis attacked us. The taliban wouldn't give up OBL and ALQ which is why we invaded.

I think Clinton did a few missile strikes on their training bases in 99 or 2000.

 

[zaanan]

Yeah unfortunately we are going to have to suffer a lot of hot takes from people born in 2010.

Even worse are the people who are old enough to know better, yet run with an opinion before knowing all the facts.

 

[Ezquimacore]

Of all the things you could use against the USA, you choose Afghanistan, which attacked the US first? (9/11)

Lol how clueless can you be, alqaeda attacked USA not Afghanistan. USA made up the excuse of Afghanistan having mass destruction weapons to invade the country and at the end it was for nothing, just to destroy a whole country.

 

[Ezquimacore]

I’m sorry, but do the people of Ukraine routinely carry out murderous hate filled attacks against other religions and countries? Do they say death to Russia while stabbing a Russian guards? Do they use their people to protect their rockets?

Do they strap bombs to themselves and fantasize about committing genocide?

Again, another person clueless thinking a group like alqaeda represent the whole country. Looks like the media did the job brainwashing people. We are doomed for real for real.

 

[zaanan]

We need to literally wipe Russia off the face of the map (figuratively speaking)!

As soon as they realize they are without porn they will lay down their arms.

Who’s the cutie on the right? asking for a friend

 

[alabtrosMyster]

I think that should be the opposite, people addicted to video games will not go to war.

Common Sony, Nintendo and MS get together, give all the games to the young russians, Putin will have no army!!

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

.

 

[Louay]

Putin won't Stop until he gets what he want.

 

[SteadyEvo]

Yeah. Because EVERYONE in Russia is directly involved in what’s happening

What’s going on is awful but punishing an entire country for the actions of a few isn’t the answer

 

[Hitchyhero]

Is supporting an anti war movement considered woke these days?

 

[Louay]

Russia is a pretty big gaming market, and no one company is going to want to stop supporting it when it would give their competitors a huge advantage. It's like the modern gaming corporate landscape Cold War.

Sony doesn't want to do it, because people will move to Xbox.
Xbox doesn't want to do it, because people will move to PlayStation.
Even if they both do it, there will probably be a huge surge in gaming spend with Steam.

people will move to other platform ? more like good luck selling your console/games again in Russia.

 

[FStubbs]

Lol how clueless can you be, alqaeda attacked USA not Afghanistan. USA made up the excuse of Afghanistan having mass destruction weapons to invade the country and at the end it was for nothing, just to destroy a whole country.

You sure you don't have Afghanistan and Iraq confused there somewhere,buddy?

people will move to other platform ? more like good luck selling your console/games again in Russia.

Isn't Russia a huge piracy nation anyway?

 

[Ezquimacore]

You sure you don't have Afghanistan and Iraq confused there somewhere,buddy?


Isn't Russia a huge piracy nation anyway?

They invaded both places

 

[Louay]

Isn't Russia a huge piracy nation anyway?

maybe they will lose users, Russia is PC territory anyway. what will hurt them in digital world cutting off internet from whole Russia.

 

[BlackM1st]

Turn off their game consoles

...and fire up the torrents

Losing access to games is the least of their problems when Putin is conscripting 18 year olds and sending them to die with no training.

You keep repeating it doesn't makes it true. There's no 18 on Ukraine. Only paid professionals. If you saw some paramilitary looking guys then it was separatists forces, simple as that. War on Ukraine was happening for 8 years.

I’m sorry, but do the people of Ukraine routinely carry out murderous hate filled attacks against other religions and countries?

Who do you think Ukraine was at war for 8 years? Paid Russian actors? You know what civilian war means? Ukraine still shelling its separatists regions and unlike Russia they're not using precise strikes.

Do they say death to Russia while stabbing a Russian guards?

Yes, there was / is a very bad apples among Ukrainian national guards.

Congress bans arms to Ukraine militia linked to neo-Nazis

A little-noticed provision in the 2,232-page government spending bill passed last week bans U.S. arms from going to a controversial ultranationalist militia in Ukraine that has openly accepted neo-…

thehill.com

Only because they're fighting Russian forces now doesn't makes them innocent. They are literally has no other choice, Putin said he's coming for all of them. The fact that Ukraine let some of their own prisoners go (murderers, rapists) out of prison and gave them weapons to fight Russia doesn't help either.

Do they use their people to protect their rockets?

Now? Yes. Yes, they're hiding their forces in towns full of civilians. How else would you call it?

 

[HieroglyphicMonk]

Given the wealth of an average Russian citizen, can they even afford these machines and games?

Russia has actually improved alot over the years the night life is great. I dont know why people want Russian citizens to suffer.

 

[RoadHazard]

No no no, you’re not allowed to say that. UK is good and Argentina is bad…..


Dont forget Ukraine has made plenty of moves and threats to take Crimea. https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/20/ukra-m20.html

The fighting didnt start this year, only idiots who watch the news for a day and think they are experts because they repeat what is told

Fighting Escalates in Eastern Ukraine, Signaling the End to Another Cease-Fire (Published 2021)

Ukraine and Russia issued statements Tuesday noting the worsening of a conflict that has been on a low simmer for years, with countless cease-fires.

www.nytimes.com

Also Ukraine ”accidently” burned 40+ Russian protesters, there alot of this from both sides

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjRgajm0Kf2AhVSfMAKHVNnB3AQFnoECBYQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kyivpost.com%2Farticle%2Fcontent%2Fwar-against-ukraine%2Fsbu-russia-behind-kidnapping-of-osce-military-observers-updates-videos-346066.html&usg=AOvVaw1BudwOVZG0ccfb4lfBtWRL

Threats to take back their own land that was occupied by a foreign power in 2014? Yeah, how dare they.