The EU Won't Pursue A Mandatory Game Preservation Law
But it will work toward a voluntary code of conduct for devs and publishers.
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The European Commission has opted not to require video game companies to continue supporting their online titles after they're no longer available for purchase. Instead, the regulator said that it will "explore ways to improve industry standards" for games that may become unavailable to their audiences.
The regulator weighed in the topic as a result of a grassroots effort known as Stop Killing Games, which collected enough signatureslast year for the question of online game preservation to be brought before the Commission. Although it won't move ahead with legislation, which it says could not be enacted due to existing copyright and IP laws, the EC's next steps will include working with the games industry to develop a code of conduct. This would cover expectations regarding how developers and publishers handle the sunsetting...
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