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We're in danger of losing 87% of games and it's only getting worse. (www.youtube.com)

submitted 2 years ago by thingsiplay@kbin.social to c/gaming@kbin.social

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You’ve probably seen the raging debate among gaming enthusiasts: emulation “right or wrong?” This video essay aims to explore, in detail, the morality of emu...

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[–] thingsiplay@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago (7 children)

@ganoo_slash_linux The problem with emulation isn't the emulator part, but the games itself. My main concern are games and systems that will be streaming only in the future. This would make it impossible to preserve the interactive games.

[–] TwilightVulpine@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (4 children)

There is a whole lot of mobile games that as far as I know already have been lost to the shutdown of servers and can't be brought back at all. It's just tragic.

[–] ampersandrew@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Not just mobile games. There are tons of console and PC games lost the same way.

[–] thingsiplay@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

@ampersandrew ... and Arcade games.

[–] ampersandrew@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Arcade games that stop running without an internet connection?

[–] thingsiplay@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

@ampersandrew My bad. I should have checked who you reply to. Was thinking of a different thread.

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