Ritchie Torres

US Representative Ritchie Torres has announced the 'Power to the Players Act', congressional legislation aimed at ensuring gamers legally own the video games they purchase. The bill responds to growing concerns that digital storefronts and publishers can revoke access to games people paid for. Gamers and digital-rights advocates have long called for clearer legal ownership rights as physical media declines.

Representative Ritchie Torres has introduced the Power To The Players Act, a bill that would require purchasers of video games to own their games outright rather than receive only a limited license. The measure would direct the Federal Trade Commission to write the regulations needed to enforce that ownership right. The proposal responds to growing frustration that digital storefronts can revoke access to games people have paid for.

U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres announced the Power to the Players Act, legislation intended to protect consumers' ownership of purchased video games and their continued playability, even when publishers shut down the servers games depend on. The bill responds to growing frustration over digital games becoming unplayable after studios withdraw support. Gamers and consumer advocates have long pushed for legal guarantees that buying a game means keeping access to it.

New York Congressman Ritchie Torres has announced the 'Power To The Players' Act, legislation aimed at ensuring consumers actually own the digital games they purchase. The bill responds to concerns that game stores and publishers can revoke access to titles, as happened when digital storefronts shut down. Gamers' rights advocates have welcomed the move, though the bill's prospects in Congress remain to be seen.

Rep. Ritchie Torres, representing New York's 15th congressional district in the Bronx, has introduced the Power To The Players Act in Congress. If passed, the bill would direct the Federal Trade Commission to establish regulations guaranteeing consumers ownership rights over the video games they purchase. Gamers have long complained that digital purchases can be revoked, and the proposal is drawing attention as a possible legal answer to those concerns.

New York Representative Ritchie Torres has introduced the Power To The Players Act, legislation directing the Federal Trade Commission to establish rules protecting consumer ownership and playability of purchased video games. If enacted, the bill would grant gamers stronger legal rights over titles they buy, at a time when studios have increasingly withdrawn or disabled purchased games.