Stop Killing Games supporters aren’t backing down, and say that they are actually encouraged by the gaming industry pushing back against them. They cite this as proof that the campaign can work, and that large companies are worried that they could be hit with regulations that prevent them from making games inaccessible.
Stop Killing Games Supporters Feel Encouraged By The Lobbyist Pushback
“For anyone who doubts how powerful this initiative can be, we now have a lobbying group issuing a statement about us,” says Accursed Farms, real name Ross Scott. “Do you think if we had no chance of changing things, we would have lobbyists coming out against us?”
Scott spends the rest of the video breaking down the response from the industry lobby group, which argues that it is not feasible for companies to make live service games available to play after official support is pulled. They say this is because offline modes are too expensive, and that allowing fan-made servers to run rampant poses a risk to players.
Scott hits back on these points, highlighting that the Stop Killing Games campaign is only seeking to make future releases available in perpetuity, meaning that developers could create live services with offline support in mind. On top of that, he says that publishers could cover the risks of fan-made servers in an end-user agreement, absolving them of any responsibility.
Many others have responded to the lobby group’s statement too, feeling emboldened after attracting this attention.
It remains to be seen if the European Union takes action, and attempts to pass legislation that would compel publishers to make sure players can keep accessing the games that they’ve purchased.
In any case, the movement’s mission has only been validated by the industry once again, as EA announced that it was shutting down Anthem. Once shut down, no one will be able to play the game, and there will be no refunds for anyone who purchased it. Some fans are calling on EA to add an offline mode, but right now, it appears unlikely that we’ll get one.
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