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Stop Killing Games initiative: EU rules out mandate to keep video games playable, seeks voluntary code
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inlandempire jlai.lu inlandempire@jlai.lu
Joined: 2023-08-01
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"The European Commission said on Tuesday it cannot require video games to remain playable ​after they are withdrawn from sale, but ‌will work with industry and consumer groups on a voluntary code of conduct for managing games' "end of life"."

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JackDark lemmy.world JackDark@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-21
#2 · Quote Reply

Damn.

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j5y7 sh.itjust.works j5y7@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-02-19
#3 · Quote Reply

They really want to promote piracy.

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Baggie lemmy.zip Baggie@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2023-12-23
#4 · Quote Reply

So they'll do nothing then.

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AeronMelon lemmy.world aeronmelon@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-12-26
#5 · (edited) Quote Reply

Cowabunga it is.

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Ksin lemmy.world Ksin@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-11
#6 · Quote Reply

Cowabunga it is.

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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Einhornyordle feddit.org Einhornyordle@feddit.org
Joined: 2025-05-06
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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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Bohne93 feddit.org Bohne93@feddit.org
Joined: 2025-11-19
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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.

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

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kugmo sh.itjust.works kugmo@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-11
#9 · Quote Reply

Damn the ferret-fucker won....

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Grail multiverse.soulism.net Grail@multiverse.soulism.net
Joined: 2026-01-14
#10 · Quote Reply

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

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ProdigalFrog slrpnk.net ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2023-07-04
#11 · Quote Reply

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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DupaCycki lemmy.world DupaCycki@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-08-17
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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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Noodle07 lemmy.world Noodle07@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-20
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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.

Wildstars :(

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QueenHawlSera sh.itjust.works QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-06-05
#14 · Quote Reply

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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