Rep. Ritchie Torres introduces bill to ensure ownership of digital games

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Rep. Ritchie Torres is introducing the Power to the Players Act, a bill that would direct the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to establish rules intended to make digital game purchases confer ownership rather than a revocable license, IGN reported on Oct 15, 2026. The proposal as described would require online games to include offline functionality so that content remains playable if servers are shut down. IGN reports the bill aims to protect gamers’ digital libraries and would task the FTC with setting those protections. Torres is quoted in a press release saying consumers should have the right to own, play, and transfer the games they buy, according to IGN.

• What happened: IGN reported on Oct 15, 2026 that Rep. Ritchie Torres introduced the Power to the Players Act to change how digital game purchases are treated.
• Why it matters: The bill would, as described by IGN, direct the FTC to create regulations intended to ensure purchases are ownership rather than revocable licenses and to require offline functionality after server shutdowns.
• Context: IGN notes Torres framed the proposal in a press release with the claim that consumers must have the right to own, play, and transfer the games they buy; the article attributes those remarks to Torres’ press release.
• What next: IGN did not report specific legislative timetables, FTC rulemaking schedules, or further procedural steps for the bill, and those details are not yet confirmed in the cited report.