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On July 10, 2025, during the Q&A portion of Ubisoft’s 2025 General Meeting<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tran |first=Edmond |date=19 Jul 2025 |title=Ubisoft CEO Addresses Stop Killing Games Movement Concerns |url=https://thisweekinvideogames.com/news/ubisoft-ceo-addresses-stop-killing-games-movement-concerns/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=This Week in Videogames}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=10 Jul 2025 |title=Investor center: General Meetings |url=https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/company/about-us/investors#generalMeetings |access-date=2025-07-20 |website=Ubisoft}}</ref> at around 1:22:30<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 Jul 2025 |title=General Meeting 2025 |url=https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/zzxygofu/ |access-date=2025-07-20}}</ref>, Guillemot has addressed shareholder concerns regarding the Stop Killing Games movement, unfortunately repeating the same misinformation as the lobby group [[Stop Killing Games#Industry push back|Video Game Europe]] regarding the wrong assumption that the initiative is asking for servers to be kept alive forever:<blockquote>“We operate in a market, and whenever we release a game, we provide a lot of support for that game. We also provide a lot of services to make sure that the game is accessible and remains playable 24/7.” | On July 10, 2025, during the Q&A portion of Ubisoft’s 2025 General Meeting<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tran |first=Edmond |date=19 Jul 2025 |title=Ubisoft CEO Addresses Stop Killing Games Movement Concerns |url=https://thisweekinvideogames.com/news/ubisoft-ceo-addresses-stop-killing-games-movement-concerns/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=This Week in Videogames}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=10 Jul 2025 |title=Investor center: General Meetings |url=https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/company/about-us/investors#generalMeetings |access-date=2025-07-20 |website=Ubisoft}}</ref> at around 1:22:30<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 Jul 2025 |title=General Meeting 2025 |url=https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/zzxygofu/ |access-date=2025-07-20}}</ref>, Guillemot has addressed shareholder concerns regarding the [[Stop Killing Games]] movement, unfortunately repeating the same misinformation as the lobby group [[Stop Killing Games#Industry push back|Video Game Europe]] regarding the wrong assumption that the initiative is asking for servers to be kept alive forever<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 Jul 2024 |title=Europeans can save gaming! |url=https://youtu.be/mkMe9MxxZiI?t=150 |url-status=live |access-date=2025-07-20 |website=Youtube: Accursed Farms}}</ref>:<blockquote>“We operate in a market, and whenever we release a game, we provide a lot of support for that game. We also provide a lot of services to make sure that the game is accessible and remains playable 24/7.” | ||
“So we provide information regarding the game and how long the game can be played. And players and buyers are forewarned that eventually the game may be discontinued.” | “So we provide information regarding the game and how long the game can be played. And players and buyers are forewarned that eventually the game may be discontinued.” |