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UK government responds to Stop Killing Games campaign (web.archive.org)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

But the Department emphasised that all video game companies are beholden to existing consumer laws and regulations, adding:

"If consumers are led to believe that a game will remain playable indefinitely for certain systems, despite the end of physical support, the [Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008] may require that the game remains technically feasible (for example, available offline) to play under those circumstances."

Interesting! It sounds like there's no interest in preserving live service games at the moment, but this would be a great step for toning down "always online" games.

The petition needs more signatures before it'll be considered, apparently

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

I've been telling everyone I know to sign, even those without any interest in video games, as stronger consumer protections are always good ๐Ÿ‘