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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 (www.gamesradar.com)
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[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago

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?

[-] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Watching a movie from 1979

Uhh yea.... right.

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

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.

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