minnix to RetroGamingEnglish • 3 months agoPublishers 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 preservationwww.gamesradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square152fedilinkarrow-up1941arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1939arrow-down1external-linkPublishers 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 preservationwww.gamesradar.comminnix to RetroGamingEnglish • 3 months agomessage-square152fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squareCavemanlinkEnglish26•3 months agoIt feels like companies are worried about people not wanting to play new stuff if they have decades of old stuff available. Just like movies right guys?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•3 months agoThe hoops i had to go through, to backup my old end of-lifetime-DVD’s on linux. Not to mention the people who figured that stuff out.
It feels like companies are worried about people not wanting to play new stuff if they have decades of old stuff available. Just like movies right guys?
Watching a movie from 1979
Uhh yea… right.
The hoops i had to go through, to backup my old end of-lifetime-DVD’s on linux. Not to mention the people who figured that stuff out.