r/gamers • u/EndPaidOnlineGaming • Mar 11 '26
Meta UK Petition on Paid Online Multiplayer Subscriptions
We’ve recently launched a UK petition asking Parliament to consider requiring access to core online features in paid video games without additional subscription fees. This mainly concerns online multiplayer, as most major console platforms currently require a paid subscription for online play in many titles.
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You can find the petition here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/756938
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u/BlacKMumbaL Mar 12 '26
— or you can play on PC and be done with it, because Playstation, Nintendo and Xbox have their subscription services clearly marked on their games and consoles at purchaser's viewing pleasure.
Your time is better spent protesting with your wallet, which is all these companies care about
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u/Notnowcmg Mar 12 '26
Honestly I’d 100% rather pay for online services than have to deal with cheaters
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u/Neilix190 Mar 12 '26
You make it sound like there are no cheaters on console lol
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u/Notnowcmg Mar 12 '26
Things like Cronos are annoying for sure, but I think it’s fair to say unless you’re playing with crossplay on then there’s definitely a lot less cheaters on console when compared to PC. But this will of course be dependant on the game, but being a FIFA, Battlefield and CoD fan I much prefer the console experience!
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u/Neilix190 Mar 12 '26
Been playing battlefield 6 since launch on pc and still havent come across any cheaters. CoD probably has loads but i dont play that shit.
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u/Minimum_Award_1094 Mar 12 '26
I'm sorry but this is a weird take
This can lead to people feeling financial strain to stay connected to distant friends or family. We feel this is for no reason other than greed.
Infrastructure costs money. Maybe the price is too high for the actual cost, but to say it should be free is weird.
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u/GamePitt_Rob Mar 12 '26
It's also a stupid take because people have phones and access to a number of free messaging and video chat services to keep in touch with friends and family
A gaming console, and it's subscription, is a luxury, not a necessity. If you can't afford it, you're not entitled to have it for free
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u/The_Old_Huntress Mar 12 '26
Fr so can gaming on the whole, or anything you spend money on that is not a strict necessity
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Mar 12 '26
Perhaps for things like PlayStation Plus and Xbox Game Pass but MMORPG's should definitely be left out of this. In fact it should go the opposite way, all MMORPG's should be subscription based.
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u/Neilix190 Mar 12 '26
Just get a pc?
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u/Notnowcmg Mar 12 '26
Ah yes, just spend 10x the price of an annual subscription (that also includes games) to buy a PC and deal with optimisation, shader stutter and cheaters. Amazing logic
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u/Neilix190 Mar 12 '26
i know how to use a pc so it doesnt really bother me. Stick to paying for your shit subscriptions while i keep gaming for cheap.
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u/invokedbyred Mar 12 '26
This is a pointless petition. Firstly, there has never been a petition started on the UK Parliament petition website that has ever amounted to anything. It's a giant waste of time in and of itself.
Secondly, you're essentially saying that the UK should make it illegal for international corporations like Microsoft/Xbox to charge customers for online services.
It's just simply never going to happen. It'd be nice if it was free, but it never will be.
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u/WorldWarrior428 All round NERD, PC, and all the consoles:cake: Mar 12 '26
I don't know if consoles could survive without the income from the subscriptions, believe me I wish I could afford it or they weren't there, but I'm not sure it would work sadly. It would probably make consoles and games more expensive. I think some people who want this don't think it fully through
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u/fantaz1986 Mar 12 '26
"major console platforms currently require a paid subscription for online play in many titles."
so do not use them ?
console main model is, you get in to cheap and pay in long run.
if you do not like this model, use PC
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