Introduce new legal protections for access to purchased video games
Introduce new legal protections requiring video games sold in the UK to remain accessible to consumers who have purchased them. This could involve a requirement to provide physical versions or equivalent permanent ownership options for software.
Signatures
31
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 31/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 31/100,000
- 28 JUL 2026Petition opened for signaturesCreated by Oliver James
Background
The Government should strengthen UK consumer law so people who buy digital games retain fair long term access if a store closes, a licence changes, or content is removed.
Companies should be required to give clear notice before access changes and provide a permanent download, offline option, physical release, refund, or fair alternative where possible.