⚡️🇬🇧 NEW - The "Stop Killing Games" petition…
⚡️🇬🇧 NEW - The "Stop Killing Games" petition was reviewed by the UK Parliament.
Despite nearly 200,000 signatures in the UK, the government has no intention of changing existing consumer protection laws for several reasons:
- Requiring an end-of-life plan for all video games would fundamentally change how they are developed and distributed.
- such a change would have negative technical consequences for the development of video games
- the transfer of online servers to consumers raises the issue of responsibility for regulatory compliance and payment of third parties providing essential services
- illegal or harmful activity on these same servers could damage the reputation of video game companies that cease to officially support their titles
- Removing online moderation would increase the risk of players (and children) being exposed to harmful content.
"The current legislation is clear: consumers have the right to the information they need to make informed and confident purchasing decisions."
