Which of the multiple branches would be considered country of origin?

Some companies have half a dozen scattered across various countries.

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Which of the multiple branches would be considered country of origin?

Some companies have half a dozen scattered across various countries.

:summercat2023:

For those games that have multi-national dev teams, there has to be a development headquarters. That would be the one to be listed.

Originally posted by Astrospud:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Which of the multiple branches would be considered country of origin?

Some companies have half a dozen scattered across various countries.

For those games that have multi-national dev teams, there has to be a development headquarters. That would be the one to be listed.

Does this have anything to do with China?

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by Astrospud:

For those games that have multi-national dev teams, there has to be a development headquarters. That would be the one to be listed.

Does this have anything to do with China?

:summercat2023:

I'm sure you can (and will) make up you're own mind.

Google exists. As does Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo and other Internet search engines.
You know you can copy the name of the developer/studio and the publisher (if they have a separate publisher), enter it into a search and find their website, socials, wikipedia, metacritic, and other info to see who they are, where they are from and what their history is, right?
Why should Valve do all of the research for you?

Originally posted by IFIYGD:

Google exists. As does Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo and other Internet search engines.
You know you can copy the name of the developer/studio and the publisher (if they have a separate publisher), enter it into a search and find their website, socials, wikipedia, metacritic, and other info to see who they are, where they are from and what their history is, right?
Why should Valve do all of the research for you?

It's called Due Diligence.

Originally posted by Astrospud:

Originally posted by IFIYGD:

Google exists. As does Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo and other Internet search engines.
You know you can copy the name of the developer/studio and the publisher (if they have a separate publisher), enter it into a search and find their website, socials, wikipedia, metacritic, and other info to see who they are, where they are from and what their history is, right?
Why should Valve do all of the research for you?

It's called Due Diligence.

What legal requirement do you think applies? Steam sells games globally- if the developer or publisher pays their listing fee and the game does not violate any of Valve's listing rules and requirements- the due diligence is your responsibility if you don't like games coming from certain countries or world regions.

I think you do not understand what "due diligence" is and when it applies.
Did you demand that your computer manufacturer or cell phone manufacturer or car manufacturer or grocery store list the country of origin of every part or every item on their shelves?
Your post history is public, you know. Everyone can see your recent posts in certain game hub forums. There is no legal requirement for Valve to tell every potential xenophobe that a game may have been made in a country they are xenophobic about.

My post is not xenophobic, no matter how you spin it. It's a post about consumer advocacy, rights and transparency. I have no grudge against the Chinese people, only the rule of law determined by the totalitarian body known as the CCP. Do not misrepresent what I say as a racist rant. That's just dog whistling and totally counter productive.

Why do you think so many government agencies in the USA, UK and Australia ban the installation of Tik Tok on government communication devices? Do you think that's a xenophonic move??

It's a post regarding the safety of online data and the recommendation of the game platform (Steam) to implement a facility to determine a country of origin, to allow better consumer confidence.

And yes, in my country, it is a a legal requirement for imported goods to state on the packaging the country of manufacture.

"Gamers" everytime they see something trivial that they deem offensive in a game:
"KeEp YoUr PolItiCs oUt Of oUR gAmEs!!111"

Also "gamers":
"I want tools to identify video game companies based on politics!!!"

Ironic

Originally posted by Prof.Jackie:

"Gamers" everytime they see something trivial that they deem offensive in a game:
"KeEp YoUr PolItiCs oUt Of oUR gAmEs!!111"

Also "gamers":
"I want tools to identify video game companies based on politics!!!"

Ironic :profgenki:

Eh...close, but no cigar.
But further to the last part of your post, when a state embeds itself into nearly every aspect of a persons life, then it seems quite possible to fart with a political agenda.

Forget China, you'll be surprised how many games are coming from Cyprus... Don't see how that would be helpful.

sounds racist

Originally posted by Anxiety:

Forget China, you'll be surprised how many games are coming from Cyprus... Don't see how that would be helpful.

Actually it's very helpful. If there was a "country of origin" label on games, it would high-lite an industry that would otherwise be under-reported on and would, in the case of Cyprus, give Cypriots great pride in their gaming industry.

If I see a game that has been locally written (Australia), I would immediately check it out and see if I would buy it, because I am more than happy to support the Australian gaming industry.
Be advised, though; I don't just buy games for being Aussie. I'd have to like the title for a start!

Originally posted by kitt:

sounds racist

If you want to read it that way, I can't force you to move on from your cognitive biases.
That's for you alone to change.

Originally posted by Astrospud:

Actually it's very helpful. If there was a "country of origin" label on games, it would high-lite an industry that would otherwise be under-reported on and would, in the case of Cyprus, give Cypriots great pride in their gaming industry.

Yeah... sure... That just shows you have no clue how the industry works, gaming or not.

Anyways, for that reason or another, this information is useless. If devs want to highlight their country or place of origin, they usually do that.