Several thousand people signed a petition demanding gaming companies stop “robbing players”

The shutdown of The Crew servers has put Ubisoft in a very bad position. Public outcry will now definitely affect other companies as well

The UK government is being asked to create legal leverage against gaming companies that shut down servers of their older games to cut costs, thereby “robbing consumers” by depriving them of their purchase. A corresponding petition has appeared on the Parliament website.

“Many videogames rely on servers. When they are shut down, games can become unplayable. We believe this is effectively robbing customers. We fear that existing laws do not address this issue, and we believe government action is required to put an end to this practice,” the petition reads.

The authors of the petition want publishers to keep games (and all content featured in them) in a playable state even after official support ends. 

At the time of writing, the petition has gathered over 6 thousand signatures. The government must respond to the petition if it reaches 10 thousand signatures, and if it reaches 100 thousand signatures, it will be considered for debate in the UK Parliament.

(news cover source: Ubisoft)