@[email protected]M to Science [email protected]English • 8 months agoabandonware empiresmander.xyzimagemessage-square156fedilinkarrow-up11.75Karrow-down114cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11.73Karrow-down1imageabandonware empiresmander.xyz@[email protected]M to Science [email protected]English • 8 months agomessage-square156fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@CouldbealeotardlinkEnglish18•8 months agoThis is true, but there’s merit in preserving the original form of the product for historic purposes. Doing a remaster is creating a new product, which would not classify as abandonware to me.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•8 months agoI agree, I’m not saying companies should legally prevent consumers from playing old games. These games are twenty years old and companies should not try to squeeze every cent from the IP they have practically abandoned.
This is true, but there’s merit in preserving the original form of the product for historic purposes.
Doing a remaster is creating a new product, which would not classify as abandonware to me.
I agree, I’m not saying companies should legally prevent consumers from playing old games. These games are twenty years old and companies should not try to squeeze every cent from the IP they have practically abandoned.