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John Wick Hex will be removed from sale on all platforms beginning July 17th, 2025
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Friendly reminder to sign the StopKillingGames petition to avoid bullshit like this in the future.
https://www.stopkillinggames.com/
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.
People should learn to read more than the name of the petition.
G*mers aren't known for being smart enough to read.
People should read the petition before being snarky and wrong.
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.
Agree. Maybe I didn't make myself clear, but that's my point
Oh, I'm very sorry, it's my fault. I misinterpreted your comment.
It's OK, I think I misunderstood somebody else and it seems I was disagreeing with an OK comment too
What you have quoted is not what’s happening to John Wick Hex. People who bought it can still download and play it.
Yes, I know. That's why I quoted that part, to show what stop killing games is about, for those who don't understand.
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.
Why did you write „play“ like this?
Typo
Delisting a game goes against the point of game preservation. The trick of "buy it now to keep it" sounds like FOMO.
It's still not what the initiative is asking for (in the EU)
You think publishers should not be allowed to decide when they want to stop selling their goods?