California’s Massive Right-to-Repair Law Leaves Carveout for Video Game Consoles

California passed one of the nation’s most stringent and wide-reaching right-to-repair laws in the nation.

A new law makes specific exemptions for all video game electronics.

The law has specific language that contextualizes video game consoles differently compared to other consumer electronics.

SB44 now heads to a concurrence vote before landing on the desk of Gov. Gavin Newsom for signing.

Xbox CEO Phil Spencer said that doing a mid-gen “refresh” was difficult.

Engstrom said her organization had been working since 2018 with a “scrappy” group of environmentalists, consumer advocates, and a motley assortment of repair advocates to get this bill passed.