The UK Government has officially responded to the Stop Killing Games petition, which was initiated in response to Ubisoft rendering The Crew unplayable. The government stated that there is no legal requirement in UK law compelling games companies to support older products. However, consumer protection regulations may require games to remain technically feasible, such as being playable offline, if consumers are led to believe that a game will remain playable indefinitely. The response has been described as discouraging.
UK government responds to Stop Killing Games petition: "There is no requirement in UK law" that forces companies to support old software. https://t.co/1mLF1BiS9K
The UK government officially responded to the Stop Killing Games petition formed in response to Ubisoft rendering The Crew unplayable. The response, however, was rather discouraging: https://t.co/mJfVfk3fFB #stopkillinggames #gamedev #gameindustry #games #videogames #gaming https://t.co/Y8UWabZuUu
UK government responds to Stop Killing Games petition, and it's not good: "There is no requirement in UK law" that forces companies to support old software. https://t.co/ZlvFsGjbJc
UK government says consumer protection regulations "may require games remain technically feasible" (e.g. playable offline) if consumers are "led to believe that a game will remain playable indefinitely" https://t.co/GLrhjh8hvG
The UK government has said that games companies have “no legal requirement in UK law compelling [them] to support older products.” https://t.co/03QRZzZM7k https://t.co/DMvQml4FNy
The UK Government has responded to the Stop Killing Games petition, stating there is "no requirement in UK law" preventing publishers from rendering older games unplayable https://t.co/GLrhjh7JG8