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Favourite game no longer playable? UK government says it won't tighten rules to punish publishers who switch off servers
The UK government has said it won't tighten the law to protect video game fans who feel ripped off when a product they'…
In a lengthy statement, the government said it "had no plans to amend consumer law on digital obsolescence", and that video game companies would simply continue to be bound by existing legislation. Ultimately, the government simply states that "if software is offered for sale that is not supported by the provider, then this should be made clear" - although in the majority of cases, video games are sold in a working condition, only for services to be switched off later. The recent Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC) links into this, and from April will give the government "the power to add, amend or remove" any commercial description deemed unfair.
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