E3-ägare motsätter sig lagförslag i Kalifornien om skydd vid avveckling av speltjänster

Entertainment Software Association har uttalat sig mot ett föreslaget konsumentskyddslagförslag i Kalifornien som skulle kräva att spelföretag erbjuder offlineversioner, uppdateringar eller återbetalningar när onlinetjänster upphör.

Lagförslaget, känt som AB 1921, väntar fortfarande på utskottsförhandlingar och omröstningar och har ännu inte trätt i kraft. Det skulle innebära ett krav på 60 dagars varsel innan onlinetjänster för digitala spel upphör, samt alternativ för fortsatt spelande eller kompensation till köpare.

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