Publishers Have Finally Said The Quiet Part Out Loud About Retro Games
www.forbes.com
In a recent move against the archiving of video game history, publishers have finally come clean on why they dislike retro games so much.
  • iii@mander.xyzEnglish
    9·
    24 hours ago

    Tldr:

    The specific quote is that “there would be a significant risk that preserved video games would be used for recreational purposes.”

    Unrelated: Yesterday I defeated papu papu in crash bandicoot.

    • otacon239@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      23 hours ago

      God forbid people entertain themselves with easily accessible media that we wouldn’t be making money on anyway.

      • iii@mander.xyzEnglish
        3·
        23 hours ago

        They might spend money on new media that they’ll be disappointed by.

    • HubiEnglish
      5·
      24 hours ago

      I hope you did it in a professional and not a recreational manner.