Hopefully we wont see bad actors just pivot to f2p and have a few microtransactions to actually unlock the games.
this post was submitted on 22 Apr 2026
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I don't think that would work. They could lock their games behind a monthly subscription. At that point you're paying for temporary access with clearly defined end date and thus the game getting shut down later is no longer fraudulend. At that point you just have to not be a dumbass and rent a game instead of buying one.
Even subscription games should be made playable/hostable after they are shutdown. No game should be immune.
You have a plan for that?
I dont need a plan, I dont host a subscription game.
The full hearing has some gems such as Catarina Vieira drowning the EU Parliament in gamer memes
That was such a cool way to demonstrate how these iconic games became a part of our culture. They should be able to be archived and preserved like any art.