Power To The Players Act would make the games you buy yours to own

Ritchie Torres, US representative for New York’s 15th district, speaking in Washington, DC, in 2024.

Ritchie Torres, a Democratic congressman from New York, plans to bring a video game ownership bill to Congress. He announced the Power To The Players Act on 15 October.

The bill would direct the Federal Trade Commission to write new rules. They would protect players’ ability to own and play the games they buy. Buying a game would give you ownership of it, not a…