Stop Killing Games throw weight behind California bill that would force companies to either keep games working independently after server shutdowns or issue refunds

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GamingBot@lemmy.zip · 2 days ago

Stop Killing Games throw weight behind California bill that would force companies to either keep games working independently after server shutdowns or issue refunds

iamthetot@piefed.ca · 2 days ago

But those studios could still provide tools necessary to keep the games playable after they no longer want to support it.

No one is asking for laws that force studios to foot the bill for indefinite support. But games don’t have to built in such a way that access can be entirely removed at the whim of a dev or publisher.

Lots of MMOs have private servers already. It’s not a revolutionary ask.

TrousersMcPants@lemmy.world · 2 days ago

Yeah nah I support private servers