Yeah, the VHS tapes of this I remember had like 1 dinoriders commercial then the rest was different slot racers, like a train that went up the wall and a glow in the dark one, race cars, etc.
I might just be remembering those commercials the most cuz I wanted them the most
I mean, that setting alone shouldn’t be enough to claim copyright infringement, but the visual identity of the Tencent game looks way too close to Horizon. And since apparently they tried to get the licence and failed, it’s even harder to see it as anything but an attempt to make “I can’t believe it’s not Horizon”.
They could have made it look different enough that it would be considered at most heavily inspired and there would be nothing wrong with it.
I certainly don’t think Sony needs defending, but yeah, I can’t say that result is surprising.
Transformers, turok and mecha Godzilla come to mind. Not post apocalyptic per say but saying Sony owns robo dinos in a post apocalyptic future sounds fool hardy.
This is in no way good for us, the consumers. If it was Nintendo doing it, everyone be would be livid.
I’ve played a lot of good games that were blatant ripoffs. Companies shouldn’t own concepts, fuck Sony.
Ah yes, the shared cultural heritage of robotic dinosaurs in a post apocalypse. I remember the stories we all shared around the campfire growing up.
How do they even make this argument even with a straight face is beyond me.
Tencent could just do the same game with much better writing but we know they literally cannot. Does any tencent game have good writing?
Someone didn’t live through the 80s, I see.
HOLY SHIT.
This is awesome.
That’s the 80s for you. Big on awesome.
So were the toys.
I had the T Rex. It was so rad.
I always wanted the t-rex but I always ended up spending my allowance on NES games.
This show existed to sell tyco rc slot racers I’d never own.
Slot racers?
Yeah, the VHS tapes of this I remember had like 1 dinoriders commercial then the rest was different slot racers, like a train that went up the wall and a glow in the dark one, race cars, etc.
I might just be remembering those commercials the most cuz I wanted them the most
https://youtu.be/byGNQ22I3EU?si=B4e1-lgu8UPAetFX
Oh man I totally forgot about that wall-climbing train
Yo dawg, I heard you like ads, so I put some ads in your ads so I can sell toys while I sell toys
I mean, that setting alone shouldn’t be enough to claim copyright infringement, but the visual identity of the Tencent game looks way too close to Horizon. And since apparently they tried to get the licence and failed, it’s even harder to see it as anything but an attempt to make “I can’t believe it’s not Horizon”.
They could have made it look different enough that it would be considered at most heavily inspired and there would be nothing wrong with it.
I certainly don’t think Sony needs defending, but yeah, I can’t say that result is surprising.
I mean, there was Zoids
Still are!
Transformers, turok and mecha Godzilla come to mind. Not post apocalyptic per say but saying Sony owns robo dinos in a post apocalyptic future sounds fool hardy.
This is in no way good for us, the consumers. If it was Nintendo doing it, everyone be would be livid.
I’ve played a lot of good games that were blatant ripoffs. Companies shouldn’t own concepts, fuck Sony.
Yeah, that’s not what happened here.
Nah. If you actually look at the merits of the case … it is obviously a blatant ripoff. They even tried to license Horizon first…
This is actually a rare case of copyright doing what it was intended for.
The tencent game was a blatant knock off of Horizon.
I agree, but this isn’t a Palworld / Pokémon situation.