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@RetroHax EN : Because it's “neither here nor there.” They preach ethics but only do things halfway, with old games that have bugs that make them unplayable and missing features (fewer languages) without any rational explanation. But they could go further and attract a certain audience thanks to this:
stop one-off sales and instead offer a steady reduction to a reasonable price that doesn't change, more Linux games, free games...
eh? >.>
I am honestly a bit confused as to where your coming from with this >.>
i personally would not say i have noticed some kind of Game Breaking Bug in a lot of Older Games to be honest >.>
Major Factor is maybe no Controller support in some Old Games but i suppose i just let that Fly really since as long as my Game works and i can get it DRM Free i gladly pay the Price honestly :P
But i also wouldnt mind obviously discussing it more with you :P
Especially considering that i dont understand the “neither here nor there.” Thing of yours >.>
It's not uncommon to see Scumm or DOS games having their wrapper / emulator outdated. In special for ScummVM, that's problematic as usually that means you'll have to figure out how to install or compile some outdated dependency, or provide a newer ScummVM yourself, defeating the purpose of having the packaged one included.
yea i gotta be honest i really do not understand why atleast for linux they ship Old DOSBOX or ScummVM considering how easy it is to simply install them on Linux and just have the start.sh file give an Error if it cant find DOSBOX or ScummVM on the System really >.>
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Arguably it's because they can't ensure the same (or higher) level of compatibility with newer versions of dosbox or scummvm (e.g. because of regressions). It's still possible to use newer dosbox/scummvm with the games they provide by hacking around the launcher and/or just using the installation elseways, but it would be nice if this was supported at the installation package level.