New study reveals most classic video games are completely unavailable

    • SJ_Zero@lemmy.fbxl.net
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      2 years ago

      1000%.

      Way back when fbxl was powerusrs gaming in the late 1990s, one of the few articles I wrote on there was saying basically the same thing even back then. It isn’t good for society to be chasing down $300 boxed copies of games just to see a slice of history.

      It should be like trademark: use it or lose it.

      I’m ok with old games being sold, btw. There was a time I owned every game on gog on principle. (Today there’s too much to possibly lol)

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      2 years ago

      Yup, abandonware is one of the consequence of insane copyright laws.

      One could argue that current copyright terms are practically “perpetual” beyond most human lifespan.