s1drano: Interesting.
I think I'll have to sue Bethesda one of these days, because when I bought Skyrim the box said I needed an internet connection to activate the game. It never mentioned I'd have to download the whole thing because the DVD only contains the Steam installer.
Thank you for the insight.
sparking_spirit: Well said! Since when keybinding is included in the "implied warranty" thing? :/
It's just like some one-handed people not being able to play that game, and complaining the game did not offer control for single hand...
And, ironically, the new patch 1.04 fixes the keybinding problem.
As foo_ has been pointing out very well in my opinion, a product or service needs to be able to do what it's supposed to do. I don't really know if "implied warranty" is a European phrase. I've not come across it that often, but that in no way means it's not a central phrase of Consumer Rights in Europe. Different phrases are used in different countries, but Europe has it's own protections like other regions. Whether it's 'implied warranty' or 'fit for purpose', there's a reasonable expectation for things. It's isn't considered reasonable for everyone to ask if their monitor resolution, or even their specific monitor, will work with a game. Unless they have an unusual set up, then it's expected. Of course, views on where that line is can vary.
The example you give of a one handed person? I'm not sure if you think that being left handed is the same as only having one hand? I think it would be unfair to just expect all games to allow one handed people to play it, but key rebinding isn't an expectation to allow one handed people to play. It's for left handed people, people with big hands, small hands, used to a control scheme, people who like to use the middle of the keyboard to have access to more buttons etc etc.
It's 2015. It *never* occurred to me that The Witcher 3 would be missing such a basic, simple, fundamental aspect. I keep saying it, but it's making a different key do a thing. There are *many* graphical options that can be implemented, but on release, the game required the player to use WASD, the arrow keys, or a separate hardware controller. For some, that rendered the game unplayable. Even with 1.04, there still seem to be some issues.