ESA walks back claims that private game servers are 'illegal' after backlash from gaming community
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Harvey Randall
Summary
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) made controversial statements at a California State Senate hearing, claiming private game servers are "illegal" and criticizing Minecraft community servers for lacking Microsoft's safety standards. The article reports that the ESA is now quietly walking back these statements, though it maintains a disapproving stance toward private servers. This is part of the broader context of the Stop Killing Games movement and the proposed Protect Our Games Act, which aims to preserve online games after official support ends.
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Twitter / XESA walks back claims that private game servers are 'illegal' after backlash from gaming communitypcgamer.comKey quotes
· 1 pulled[Private servers are] illegal. They are not in any way affiliated with Microsoft. Microsoft, for Minecraft, has gotten a lot of criticism because of those community servers not employing the same safety standards that Microsoft does on their Minecraft servers.
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