Ross Scott, founder of the “Stop Killing Games” movement, will join a live discussion on August 11 about preserving long-term access to purchased video games. The Ars Live conversation begins at 2:30 p.m. ET and will stream on YouTube. Scott founded the movement in 2024 after Ubisoft decided to shut down the servers for The Crew. He has since helped gather millions of gamers’ signatures on government petitions calling for legislation that would provide some form of perpetual access to purchased games. The campaign proposes two possible routes: continued support for centralized servers or an option allowing players to maintain their own servers. It has already led to an official parliamentary debate, a response from the European Commission and proposed legislation moving through the California legislature. The Ars Live discussion will examine how the movement began, why gamers are interested in long-term game preservation and whether legislation can solve the problem. It will also consider how Sony’s decision to stop selling PlayStation discs could affect the debate over long-term access to games. For Somali gamers who buy titles dependent on company-operated servers, the debate bears directly on how long they can continue using what they paid for.