Giant FAQ on The European Initiative to Stop Killing Games!

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Isn’t your initiative too vague?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=321

>Doesn’t your initiative still go too far?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=498

>Under your initiative, do all features need to work after the game is shut down?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=622

>Do you expect companies to keep running servers/ supporting the game forever?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=680

>What happens to games that do not require a connection to the publisher, DRM server, etc. upon shutdown to work?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=697

>Are any people involved with this initiative developers?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=711

>I am a developer with an online-only game. What will happen if this initiative passes?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=747

>If the initiative passes, what would developers have to change about future games while they’re being supported?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=927

>Would this initiative affect subscription games?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=947

>Won’t lots of games turn subscription-only if this passes?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=984

>You’re talking mostly about “live service” games. Isn’t it unreasonable to expect to own a service?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=1069

>Why don’t you just not buy games that require an online connection and vote with your wallet?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=1460

>Won’t this go nowhere because customers signed a EULA that says companies can do this?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=1529

>Would this initiative affect free games?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=1564

>Doesn’t this intrude upon developer rights and freedom?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=1593

>Under your proposal, when a game shuts down, does that mean everyone gets the game for free?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=1640

>What about people who are banned from online games?

 

 

 

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Wouldn’t this make cheating rampant in games?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=1691

>What if players purpsefully try to tank a game knowing they can get an end-of-life build if they do?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=1732

>What about console games? Are they covered?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=1784

>What about mobile games? Would they be affected?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=1836

>How long would companies have to host patches or end-of-life-plans?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=1854

>Won’t this mean companies stop making MMO or “live service” games in the EU?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=1865

>Wouldn’t it be a security risk for companies to release their server software?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=1931

>Is this only about single-player games or multiplayer too?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=1967

>Would developers be required to convert multiplayer games into single-player games?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=2021

>Wouldn’t more clear labelling fix the problem?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=2068

>How will this be enforced?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=2113

>Why don’t you just petition companies killing games instead of making a new law?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=2131

>What versions of the game will the developer have to release?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=2158

>Won’t games get more expensive because of this?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=2185

>What if a game company goes bankrupt?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=2278

>Won’t big companies just make shell companies so they bankrupt the company every time they want to shutdown a game?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=2307

>What about games that are so huge in scope they can’t be hosted on home computers?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=2333

>Don’t some games deserve to die?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=2396]

>How does Ubisoft and “The Crew” relate to this initiative?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=2419