The Stop Killing Games initiative supported the Dutch consumer group Stichting Massaschade & Consument lawsuit against Sony following the company's decision to end physical disc production. 

In a description of a YouTube video, which you can watch below, Stop Killing Games noted that SM&C needs to demonstrate to the court that it genuinely represents gamers rather than simply claiming to, pointing to its global support base as evidence.

SM&C filed a lawsuit against Sony in June, alleging that the company's control over PlayStation Store pricing has led to inflated prices, costing Dutch PlayStation players an estimated €435 million since 2013. Lucia Melcherts, Chair of SM&C, shared before in a statement to Wccftech: "No discs means no second-hand market and no alternative to the PlayStation Store, so from 2028, Sony alone decides what a game costs and even how long you are allowed to use it."

Stop Killing Games recently celebrated the Protect Our Games Act being passed by the California State Assembly but soon after received news that the European Commission declined to introduce new legislation that would require video game publishers to give players ways to keep playing after server shutdowns, or to offer refunds in such cases.

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