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Written question asked by Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 29 August 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 September 2025. It was answered by Chris Bryant (Labour) on Friday, 5 September 2025 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Video Games

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of proposals from Stop Killing Games to require video game publishers to (a) permit and (b) facilitate the use of third party online servers for games when they take a commercial decision to cease support for those titles themselves.

Answer

The Government is aware of the Stop Killing Games campaign and concerns relating to the continued access to video games, including licensed, online-only video games, and we appreciate the frustrations of players of some games that have been discontinued. The Government has spoken with the video games industry and has responded to a recent petition on this issue.

There are no plans to amend existing consumer law on disabling video games. Those selling games must comply with existing requirements in consumer law, including the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA) and Digital Markets Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA), giving clear advice to consumers. Video game sellers must not omit or hide material information, or provide it in an unclear, unintelligible, ambiguous or untimely manner.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
71111
Session
2024-26
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Consumers Protection Video games
Link
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