The California State Assembly passes AB 1921, Stop Killing Games’ Protect Our Games Act

The California State Assembly has handed Assembly Bill 1921, the Protect Our Games Act, in a landmark ruling on recreation preservation.

Consumer motion Stop Killing Games – which goals to carry consideration to the depreciation of on-line media after Ubisoft pulled The Crew not solely from its servers but additionally from prospects’ libraries, too – referred to as it a “big update for game preservation.”

After the ground vote handed by 43-16, championed by San Diego Assembly Member Chris Ward, the group mentioned: “Th[is] bill would require video game companies to give players advance notice before shutting down server-dependent games and provide a way to keep purchased games playable afterward, such as offline access, community servers, or another workable option.”

Now the invoice heads to the California State Senate, the place it can require “public support to keep moving forward.”

Last 12 months, Stop Killing Games gathered sufficient momentum to necessitate a response from “the voice of a responsible games ecosystem,” Video Games Europe. An identical UK petition hit 10,000 signatories in February 2025, at which level the UK Government was obliged to reply.

However, whereas the UK Government mentioned it “recognize[d] concerns raised by video games users regarding the operability of purchased products” and “are aware of issues relating to the life-span of digital content, including video games,” it has “no plans to amend existing consumer law on digital obsolescence.” It did, nevertheless, promise to watch the problem by way of the Competition and Market Authority (CMA).