QuentintumJul 13, 2023

Almost 90% of classic video games are “critically endangered” and it’s only getting worse, preservation study warns

https://lemmy.world/post/1422090

Almost 90% of classic video games are “critically endangered” and it’s only getting worse, preservation study warns - Lemmy.world

publication croisée depuis : https://lemmy.world/post/1419337 [https://lemmy.world/post/1419337] > > The Game Availability Study published in partnership by the Video Game History Foundation and the Software Preservation Network found that 87% of video games released in the US before 2010[…]simply aren’t in print anymore.

Show threadneo (he/him)Jul 13, 2023
How thoroughly unsurprising.
Show threadWytchStar

History seems to agree. Seventy-five percent of films from the silent era have been lost forever. Television shares a similar fate.

When a new medium is created, it seems we don't put much thought into preservation.

Jul 13, 2023 at 10:47amWeb