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alyaza [they/she] ( alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA to GamingEnglish · 2 years ago

GOG’s new preservation program intends to keep classic games playable ‘forever’

www.theverge.com

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GOG’s new preservation program intends to keep classic games playable ‘forever’

www.theverge.com

alyaza [they/she] ( alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA to GamingEnglish · 2 years ago
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“[Games] must stay accessible, playable, and alive.”
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    This has nothing to do with current market share.

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      If you’re trying to save as many games as possible and the vast majority are on windows it completely does.

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