Publishers are absolutely terrified "preserved video games would be used for recreational purposes," so the US copyright office has struck down a major effort for game preservation
Publishers are absolutely terrified "preserved video games would be used for recreational purposes," so the US copyright office has struck down a major effort for game preservation
"This fails the needs of citizens in favor of a weak sauce argument from the industry, and it's really disappointing"
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Stupid thing is, if they sold it, people would still buy it, even if it was easy to pirate.
Yes, fucking sell snes games built in a small emulator. Done. This is why I hate people going to "business school" they don't know how any one business actually works they just enshitify everything
There was the Snes mini a few years ago, that had a few select games on it. It was sold out everywhere instantly, to noone's surprise. No N64 mini ever made it to production, to everyone's surprise.
They do. It's called Nintendo Switch Online and is managed over a subscription service. They're never going to just sell you a game anymore. They're going to force you to pay monthly for it for the rest of your life.
They're going to force you to pay monthly for it for the rest of your life.
Pay up or skill up. $ is the price for ignorance.
It ain't the world I like but it's the world we have.