And 5 years later... yet another change is coming, and GOG et al will have to eventually comply when in place - as currently the annexes cover many things that GOG does can be soon considered a misleading commercial practices (
e.g. Patron or PP will have to be clearer and specific or risk someone waking in a bad mood and pick on GOG, free items that in reality require purchasing something, and many others).
The TLDR:
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_2407 The non-TLDR but in a friendly (albeit subject to checks with the orignal document) way to see the many impacts:
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_2407 And something gamers had mentioned often (with every re-re-re-re-release updates):
"Withholding information from the consumer about the fact that a software update will negatively impact the functioning of goods with digital elements or the use of digital content or digital services." And it even tangentially touches FOMO et al practices.
Interesting times ahead!
P.S. Obviously such consumers rights will only be enforced/applicable to businesses whom wish to trade within the EU.
@Mori_Yuki: your previous mentioned complaints will now have a much stronger support. Your day of reckoning is coming :)
edit: instead of outrage, conspiracies et al, this was open to public consultation and a lot of the content intersects with software (which naturally includes game) - its funny that there was only
4325 entries despite all that outrage, petitions, etc.. when there is something productive that can be done but requires patience and work, no surprise that most just prefer to have wild takes online continue in the paranoia/outrage train (as the entry barrier for this is very low) and bash the topic/company of the week like it achieves something.