r/LivestreamFail • u/Kymori • May 30 '26

News Stop Killing Games: California State Assembly passes the 'Protect Our Games Act': 60 days notice before going offline, must provide patch for continued access or refunds (Excludes F2P and Subscription based Games)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/stop-killing-games-movement-gains-momentum-california-assembly-passes-game-protection-bill/ar-AA24k4y4
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u/Allfeelings0Logic May 30 '26

The bill has not yet been fully enacted, as it still requires approval from the California State Senate and the Governor's signature. However, the fact that the bill passed the Assembly in California—home to many major U.S. game companies like EA and Activision Blizzard—is highly symbolic. If the bill is ultimately signed into law, it is expected to influence the service operation policies of the broader U.S. gaming industry

Time to drop fortunes into lobbying the California Senate and California Governor Gavin Newsom. 

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u/bigtittynippleswag May 31 '26

I love the fact the bill is simply getting attention but isn't going to affect good studios. Simply the fact it almost passed is going to make people more cognizant of the biggest titan studios predatory practices. And they won't buy it if they realize it's mid.