The petition was prompted by the closure in March of ten-year-old Ubisoft racing gameThe Crew.
The closure prompted YouTuber Ross Scott tostart a campaign called Stop Killing Games.
The government’s response explains the current regulations and what might constitute a breach of them in this context.
No video game is explicitly advertised as something which will “remain playable indefinitely”.
The concept is faintly absurd, given the expense and effort in maintaining software.
Yet there’s still something that feels particularly ick about the closure of The Crew.
Do I think the solution to this is government regulation?
No, not really.
