Question follow-through · 66935

Video Games

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing legislation protecting the operability of purchased video games.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
11 Jul 2025
Target answer date
16 Jul 2025
Answer
16 Jul 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing legislation protecting the operability of purchased video games.

  2. 16 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is aware of concerns relating to the operability of video games including the life-span of licensed, online-only video games. We appreciate the frustrations of players of some games that have been discontinued. The Government has responded ...

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