US bill requiring paid games to be playable after they shut down has failed to pass a Senate vote
A California bill aimed at ensuring paid online games remain playable after server shutdowns has failed to pass a Senate committee vote.
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A legislative effort to require paid games to maintain playability, such as through offline modes, after official servers are shut down has failed. The bill, which was backed by the Stop Killing Games initiative, did not receive enough support to pass a Senate committee vote.
Coverage from Engadget, Video Games Chronicle, and Wccftech emphasizes the bill's goal of preserving online games. Rock Paper Shotgun reports that the measure was three votes away from passing.
Future developments depend on whether further legislative attempts are made to preserve paid games post-shutdown, as current coverage focuses on the failure of this specific committee vote.
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Quick answers
What was the primary goal of the bill?
The bill aimed to require paid games to remain playable, potentially via offline modes, after their servers were shut down.
Who supported this legislative effort?
The bill was backed by the Stop Killing Games initiative.
How close was the bill to passing?
According to Rock Paper Shotgun, the bill was three votes away from winning over the Senate committee.
Coverage (12)
- ESA bafflingly declares private Minecraft servers 'illegal' PC Gamer · 1d ago
- Minecraft community servers are branded as "illegal" while the Stop Killing Games debate heats up in court Yahoo · 1d ago
- The video game industry just told lawmakers Minecraft and Call of Duty private servers are illegal piracy TechSpot · 1d ago
- Private Minecraft Servers Are A "Black Market" According To The ESA TheGamer · 1d ago
- California’s Protect Our Games Act Fails Senate Vote, But “Next Time We Will Be Ready” Yahoo · 1d ago
- The ESA is up to its tired old tricks in helping to block a California games preservation bill Massively Overpowered · 1d ago
- SKG Rearing to Go After "Protect Our Games Act" Fails in California TechPowerUp · 1d ago
- "We were only three votes away": Stop Killing Games-backed California bill to keep online games playable fails to win over senate committee Rock Paper Shotgun · 1d ago
- California Bill to Preserve Online Games Fails Senate Vote Operation Sports · 1d ago
- US Bill that Could’ve Required Paid Games to Have Offline Modes Post-Server Shutdowns Fails to Pass a Vote in the Senate Wccftech · 1d ago
- California Bill To Preserve Online Games Fails Committee Vote Engadget · 1d ago
- US bill requiring paid games to be playable after they shut down has failed to pass a Senate vote Video Games Chronicle · 1d ago broke it first
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