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[EU/UK] Stop Killing Games:
The consumer movement to stop game publishers from destroying older games with kill switches.
The goal is to reach 1 million signatures in the EU so that the european parliament will respond to the initiative that then leads to regulation that requires end-of-life plans for games to stay playable.
Progress Tracker:
UK Final Day 14/7/2025
EU Final Day: 31/7/2025.
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Is there a good read/video about what exactly the movement wants? I looked through the side bar, and I understand that companies ending support for online only games seems to be the big problem
My question is: What does a solution for that look like? Forever servers aren't feasible in any capacity, especially if a company wants to make a sequel.
Any links/info would be greatly appreciated!
As far as I know the specifics you want dont exist as this isn't a movement created by game developers, its created by consumers. You can find developers taking positions on both sides though, with the anti-argument essentially being that the movement is too vague and overly broad, and will cause widespread harm in unintended places.
Here's a sort of generic article but it has references to other stuff that would likely be useful to look up and read about: https://www.dexerto.com/twitch/what-is-stop-killing-games-pirate-software-drama-explained-3218791/