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John Wick Hex will be removed from sale on all platforms beginning July 17th, 2025 (steamcommunity.com)
submitted 2 days ago by ParkedInReverse@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world
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If you want to pick it up, cheapest way is via the humblebundle sale.

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[–] RiQuY@lemmy.zip 108 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Friendly reminder to sign the StopKillingGames petition to avoid bullshit like this in the future.

https://www.stopkillinggames.com/

[–] czl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 69 points 2 days ago (1 children)

While everyone should sign it, the campaign is about publishers that kill games that could conceivably remain working.

De-listing is likely a result of expired licensing or similar, and I don’t think it’s feasible (or realistic) to require companies to renew licenses in perpetuity just to keep selling games.

[–] duchess@feddit.org 29 points 2 days ago (2 children)

People should learn to read more than the name of the petition.

[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

"Stop Killing Games" is a consumer movement started to challenge the legality of publishers destroying video games they have sold to customers. An increasing number of video games are sold effectively as goods - with no stated expiration date - but designed to be completely unplayable as soon as support from the publisher ends. This practice is a form of planned obsolescence and is not only detrimental to customers, but makes preservation effectively impossible. Furthermore, the legality of this practice is largely untested in many countries.

People should read the petition before being snarky and wrong.

[–] Aielman15@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

John Wick Hex has been sold as a completed product and will remain playable (for people who have already bought it, and people who track down a physical copy) even after the publisher pulls the plug. This is not planned obsolescence, their license for the movie rights has expired.

Stop Killing Games has NOTHING to do with this.

[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Agree. Maybe I didn't make myself clear, but that's my point

[–] Aielman15@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh, I'm very sorry, it's my fault. I misinterpreted your comment.

[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

It's OK, I think I misunderstood somebody else and it seems I was disagreeing with an OK comment too

[–] duchess@feddit.org 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What you have quoted is not what’s happening to John Wick Hex. People who bought it can still download and play it.

[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Yes, I know. That's why I quoted that part, to show what stop killing games is about, for those who don't understand.

[–] GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

G*mers aren't known for being smart enough to read.

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 20 points 2 days ago (2 children)

While I agree with the sentiment: It won't be killed, "just" de-listed from sale. If you buy it now, you can still p/ay it.

Although an end-of-life plan would probably make it easier for the publishers to still sell the game after licences expire.

[–] duchess@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Why did you write „play“ like this?