{"id":341792,"date":"2025-07-08T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T13:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=389137"},"modified":"2025-07-08T06:27:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T13:27:34","slug":"this-citizen-initiative-wants-to-prevent-them-from-taking-away-your-games-and-the-big-publishers-are-fighting-against-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/this-citizen-initiative-wants-to-prevent-them-from-taking-away-your-games-and-the-big-publishers-are-fighting-against-it\/","title":{"rendered":"This citizen initiative wants to prevent them from taking away your games and the big publishers are fighting against it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Stop Killing Games initiative has garnered over a million signatures in Europe, <strong>a significant effort to defend online video games that become unplayable once developers stop providing support<\/strong>. The movement, which opposes planned obsolescence practices, has found a strong public response, although it has been dismissed by the lobbying group Video Games Europe, which considers the initiative to be &#8220;disproportionate&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Warner Bros. and Microsoft among those fighting to prevent it from moving forward<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>In a recent statement, Video Games Europe, which represents major publishers like Warner Bros. and Microsoft, questioned the legal objectives of the promoters of Stop Killing Games.<strong> The group argues that the lawsuits, which include maintaining online services indefinitely and allowing private servers, would be detrimental to the video game industry<\/strong>. &#8220;Requiring companies to maintain online services beyond their commercial viability would create a deterrent effect on game design,&#8221; they stated.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The industry is lobbying against Stop Killing Games!\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z5Ay_aOUcFw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The movement, although lacking clarity in certain areas, has resonated with many players who feel they acquire products that become unusable when the company withdraws support. <strong>On its FAQ page, Stop Killing Games states that it seeks to keep the demand simple to avoid misunderstandings<\/strong>. However, Video Games Europe believes that this vagueness could hinder the interpretation of the proposal and that the initiative as a whole lacks solid foundations.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Despite the resistance from Video Games Europe, the public response has been largely positive towards the initiative. <strong>Comments on social media have been critical of the organization&#8217;s stance, highlighting support for the cause<\/strong>. Stop Killing Games aims to continue collecting signatures, warning that there is a possibility that a significant portion of those that have reached a million may not be authentic, which could affect the legitimacy of the movement.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Steam\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/3047d89c-96d0-11e6-8546-00163ed833e7\/2505233623\/steam-download.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Steam<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Stop Killing Games initiative has garnered over a million signatures in Europe, a significant effort to defend online video games that become unplayable once developers stop providing support. The movement, which opposes planned obsolescence practices, has found a strong public response, although it has been dismissed by the lobbying group Video Games Europe, which considers the initiative to be &#8220;disproportionate.&#8221; Warner Bros. and Microsoft are among those fighting against its advancement. 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