Stop Killing Games initiative: EU rules out mandate to keep video games playable, seeks voluntary code

6 days ago by inlandempire to c/games

"The European Commission said on Tuesday it cannot require video games to remain playable after they are withdrawn from sale, but ‌will work with industry and consumer groups on a voluntary code of conduct for managing games' "end of life"."

aeronmelon 19 points 6 days ago

Cowabunga it is.

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Ksin 17 points 6 days ago

Piracy is irrelevant in this case since games that can be pirated aren't games that have the kind of server reliance kill switch that SKG seeks to eliminate.

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Bohne93 9 points 6 days ago

Well, i am not going to pay for something that can be taken away from me at no notice.

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Noodle07 1 point 5 days ago

Wildstars :(

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ProdigalFrog 15 points 5 days ago

FYI, the stop killing games creators knew this would happen from a leaked article months ago, and instead shifted to work with EU Parliament, where they have majority support.

The EU commission just outed themselves as corrupt corporate cronies for nothing, as Stop Killing Games continues.

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j5y7 13 points 6 days ago

They really want to promote piracy.

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Baggie 13 points 6 days ago

So they'll do nothing then.

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JackDark 8 points 6 days ago

Damn.

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Einhornyordle 7 points 6 days ago

A "voluntary code" os completely useless. No one stopped them from caring without a code in place and keeping games alive hurts profits in the long term so no one will do that voluntarily.

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Grail 7 points 6 days ago

Just lapse the fucking copyright and make the source code subject to FOI when the game leaves stores.

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DupaCycki 4 points 5 days ago

Abolish the European Comission, and hold all commisioners accountable for their crimes and treason.

The Comission has repeatedly made it clear that it does not have the European Union's best interests in mind. It's an entity evidently run by foreign powers, that constantly puts the future of the entire European Union at risk.

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kugmo 1 point 6 days ago

Damn the ferret-fucker won....

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QueenHawlSera 1 point 4 days ago

I remember loving Capcom for making Mega Man X Dive Offline when the online game died.

I was really hoping that shit would become the norm

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