EU declines to act on Stop Killing Games petition despite 1.3 million signatures
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Summary
The Stop Killing Games campaign, which gathered over 1.29 million verified signatures across the EU, has suffered a major setback as the European Commission declined to propose legislation requiring video game publishers to keep discontinued games playable. The initiative aimed to prevent publishers from rendering games unplayable after ending official support, particularly for titles sold as complete products. Despite the significant public support, the EU has opted not to move forward with regulatory action on this issue.
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The movement was built around the idea that publishers should not be able to make games unplayable after ending official support, especially when those games were sold to customers as complete products.
The initiative was confirmed to have secured 1,294,188 verified statements of support.
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