When someone pays for a video game, they expect to keep playing it. With digital games, that promise can vanish overnight. A company can shut down its servers, change the rules or pull a game entirely, leaving buyers with nothing to show for their money.

This problem is about to grow. Sony has announced it will stop making PlayStation game discs starting in 2028, according to Local 21 News. After that, many players will only be able to buy digital copies governed by license terms the company can rewrite whenever it wants.

Pennsylvania State Senator John Kane has a fix: the Protect Our Games Act. Under his plan, game companies would have to warn buyers at least 60 days before cutting off a game or changing its features. They would also have to offer at least one fair option. They could let people keep playing offline, release a patch so the game runs without company servers, or pay a refund. That refund would be based on the game's highest price in its final year on sale, and could never drop below 25% of what it first cost. Subscription services, where players know access ends when they stop paying, would not be affected.

This is common sense, and it should not be a partisan fight. Parents buy games for their kids. Collectors build libraries over decades. Everyday players save up for the next big release. All of them deserve to know a purchase will not simply disappear.

Pennsylvania state senators should sign on to co-sponsor this bill, and the General Assembly should pass it. Governor Josh Shapiro should sign it into law.

Sign the petition to tell Pennsylvania lawmakers that a game you paid for should be yours to keep, and pass the Protect Our Games Act before the last disc is pressed.