Submitted by Lewis Evans on Saturday 16th March 2024
Published on Tuesday 16th April 2024
Current status: Open
Open until: Wednesday 16th October 2024
Current Signatures: 16,316
(count is updated approximately hourly)
Relevant Departments
Require videogame publishers to keep games they have sold in a working state
Require publishers to leave videogames (and related game assets / features) they have sold to customers in a reasonably working state when support ends, so that no further intervention whatsoever is necessary for the game to function, as a statutory consumer right.
Many videogames rely on servers. When these are shut down, games can be left unplayable where no action is taken to remove this dependency. We believe this is effectively robbing customers, leaving them with no recourse to retain their purchases. We have concerns that existing laws and agencies do not effectively solve this problem. Thus we believe government intervention is needed to stop this practice.
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