filed by the Stop Killing Games campaign, and it's probably not what organizers were hoping to hear. The Department of Culture, Media and Sport said videogame companies must comply with existing consumer laws, but also noted that there is no law compelling them to support older versions of their products.'s decision to end online support for The Crew, rendering the 10-year-old racing game unplayable because of its online requirements.
UK law requires relevant consumer information to be"clear and correct," and forbids omitting, hiding, or presenting that information"in an unclear, unintelligible, ambiguous or untimely manner." To that end,"if consumers are led to believe that a game will remain playable indefinitely for certain systems, despite the end of physical support, the may require that the game remains technically feasible to play under those circumstances.
"Anything less than saying exactly when the game will cease functioning isn't enough," Scott said."The majority of customers won't notice it otherwise."