WTF is this, gaslighting now?!
“It’s complicated” — people’s favorite playbook for preventing any real debate. Well, explain to us: why is it complicated? We’ve been trying to publicly debate this industry for over a year now.
These people lie to the Senate, meet the Commission at invite-only dinners, and publish misleading articles but never once have they addressed their own community directly.
There’s a mismatch between how a dialogue is supposed to work and how it’s actually working right no
Huge win for gamers and consumer rights!
The California State Assembly just passed AB 1921, the Protect Our Games Act.
It passed on the floor by a vote of 43 to 16.
The bill would force video game companies to give players a heads-up before they shut down the servers for a game.
It would also make them provide a way for people to keep playing afterward, like adding offline mode or letting community servers take over.
Quick recap of what the bill does:
>60-day advance notice before any server shutdown or major service change that would make a game unplayable in its “ordinary use.”
>Companies must then provide a workable solution so players can keep playing, usually an offline mode/patch, community server support, or (in some cases) a full refund.
>Applies to digital games first sold or substantially re-released in California after January 1, 2027.
>Does not affect subscription games, free-to-play titles, or games that are already permanently offline/single-player.
>Enforceable by the Attorney General or district attorneys.
In short: If you buy a game, you should still be able to play it even after the company moves on.
No more “purchase” turning into a rental that expires when the servers die.