That probably doesn’t come as much of a surprise to retro gaming enthusiasts, but those outside the gaming community might not even know there is a problem…

  • @Ziggyred
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    971 year ago

    Piracy is the only way to preserve most retro video games.

    • @djsoren19@lemmy.world
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      631 year ago

      If the game is complete abandonware, and not sold on any digital storefronts, is it even still piracy?

    • @ziggurism@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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      241 year ago

      Piracy isn’t about preservation. Piracy doesn’t create the roms. It’s the dudes with rom dump devices who do that. And making archival copies isn’t necessarily piracy.

      But yes, piracy is the only practical way for new customers to access older content that is no longer sold.

      • @Pika@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        sadly with the increasing DRM protections, the legality of it isn’t as clear anymore. Breaking a protected standard is still illegal, which in my opinion is really stupid because if it was for archival purposes from something you own, I feel it should be in the same category as self repair/right to repair acts.