--- title: "The UK Government Has no Problem With Developers Canceling Older Games" url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-uk-government-has-no-problem-with-developers-canceling-older-games-bnf088xwg source_url: https://80.lv/articles/the-uk-government-has-no-problem-with-developers-canceling-older-games/ type: article source: "80 LEVEL" published: 2024-05-16T03:54:54.482Z updated: 2024-05-16T03:54:52.730Z tags: ["gaming", "game-development"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 2 comments: 1 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The UK Government Has no Problem With Developers Canceling Older Games **[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 2 min read · 2 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Ubisoft discontinues the game The Crew, leading to the Stop Killing Games movement calling for government intervention. The UK government states that there is no legal requirement for software companies to support older versions of games, but they must comply with consumer law. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@anerruption** · 0 upvotes > That shouldn't be illegal by itself, but what should be is requiring online connectivity for a singleplayer game (or at least, a singleplayer mode). ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#gaming](https://daily.dev/tags/gaming), [#game-development](https://daily.dev/tags/game-development) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/the-uk-government-has-no-problem-with-developers-canceling-older-games-bnf088xwg)