US EditionUbisoft CEO Responds to Stop Killing Games Petition, Says Support for All Titles Cannot Last Forever
EUROPEAN UNION, JUL 19 – Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says game support ends due to software obsolescence and costs, amid Stop Killing Games petition surpassing 1 million signatures in the EU campaign.
- Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot stated, 'Support for all games cannot last forever,' at a recent shareholders meeting.
- After the March servers shutdown, Ubisoft's decision to revoke licenses for The Crew sparked the Stop Killing Games movement, which now has over 1.4 million signatures.
- The petition has now surpassed 1.4 million signatures, Video Games Europe warned games would become 'prohibitively expensive to create'.
- According to Guillemot, 'support for all games cannot last forever,' as Ubisoft adds an 'online connection required' warning to packaging.
- Next step, a 'phase of consideration' where EU parliament committees review the petition, with legal tests on packaging notices, as the movement gains momentum.
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