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I guess the bad takes are unavoidable. I couldn't find a clear and succinct explanation of the mission anywhere on that site and had to read your post to have any idea what are they even arguing for and against.


> "Stop Killing Games" is a consumer movement started to challenge the legality of publishers destroying video games they have sold to customers. An increasing number of video games are sold effectively as goods - with no stated expiration date - but designed to be completely unplayable as soon as support from the publisher ends. This practice is a form of planned obsolescence and is not only detrimental to customers, but makes preservation effectively impossible. Furthermore, the legality of this practice is largely untested in many countries.

There you go, right on the front page, in case you missed it.




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