They may have never made any money to begin with, as they ran out of money during the development phase of the game because they were trying to comply with the regulation, and never got to release the game. Regulation almost always places a higher proportional burden on the smaller players, while larger players can afford it, which is why sensible regulation has carveouts for smaller players.

> maybe there will a lot of lag, maybe something will break. But it is still better than not being able to play the game at all

How is that better? A multiplayer game with awful lag isn't enjoyable anymore, and a game without joy is just a chore.