The US Government is KILLING Game Preservation

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2024

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  • @michaelkenwell9146
    @michaelkenwell9146 Месяц назад +8

    So software emulation will continue, the government can't stop it. This just promotes it even more!

  • @RetroPlus
    @RetroPlus Месяц назад +7

    It's so easy for old software and games to become lost media, give it about 20 years and there's a high chance that a large percentage of games ever will be lost to time. I fully believe in the preservation of all human art, games are definitely included and I fully agree that they are important to humanity.

    • @AquaTwist_
      @AquaTwist_  Месяц назад +1

      Agreed. I think it’s easy for games to be dismissed as works of art compared to movies or books, but I think they stand on equal ground with each other.

    • @x149te
      @x149te Месяц назад

      For humanity? Maybe? But not for ordinary consumer.

  • @tailsfox5707
    @tailsfox5707 Месяц назад +13

    if a video game cannot be bought legally or not printed anymore the emulation and piracy is justified.
    Abandonware is a problem for video games with licensed cars and characters which tends to lead to piracy and emulators to preserve these old games.

    • @AquaTwist_
      @AquaTwist_  Месяц назад +2

      100% agreed. Abandonware shouldn’t be frowned upon and be actively supported.

    • @AndrossUT
      @AndrossUT Месяц назад +2

      Piracy is always justified

  • @faidou9954
    @faidou9954 Месяц назад +3

    The world showing zero respect for video games new and old, as usual.

  • @MatthewSmart
    @MatthewSmart Месяц назад +6

    Game preservation really is a struggle just because of the context of how video games are distributed. Since they're all made with specific pieces of hardware in mind and that hardware inevitably becomes obsolete, it leaves so many games stuck as being products of their eras and nothing more. This is something you can't say about movies, music, and books anymore. These are mostly all readily available through streaming services, digital distributions, and reprints. And even if they're not, you could have everything you'd ever want on an external hard drive and be perfectly fine. I get that many people aren't interested in ownership and just want easy access to whatever they want to experience within the moment, and that's their prerogative. But when that's the only option in a lot of cases, revisionist history is bound to follow, and it sucks.

    • @AquaTwist_
      @AquaTwist_  Месяц назад

      @@MatthewSmart I think this is only going to get worse over time, until we have hardware that’s so powerful it doesn’t need dedicated consoles for each new version of it. Except for Nintendo; I think they’ll be the only console manufacturers left.

  • @toastrave7820
    @toastrave7820 Месяц назад +6

    don't forget films used to be unable to get exemption or preservation so it is possible that we may get it soon

  • @zubairsafi2004
    @zubairsafi2004 Месяц назад +3

    That's why we support emulation

  • @MirzaVP
    @MirzaVP Месяц назад +3

    This is just bull do they have any numbers to back that it hurts the Market by not giving support to old games or do company's want to have a Monopoly on them just in the hope whey will evwry make a remake to get more money .

    • @AquaTwist_
      @AquaTwist_  Месяц назад

      @@MirzaVP It’s just corruption from the Copyright Office; it’s really infuriating. Hopefully this sparks more remakes and ports from games that deserve them.

    • @MirzaVP
      @MirzaVP Месяц назад +1

      @@AquaTwist_ If them are it will probably not be from the original Dev as they have moved on or lef the field now its gonna be a cash grab by the copyright ©️ company to profit off the GAME.

  • @justinmercado3183
    @justinmercado3183 Месяц назад +1

    Using melodic music
    Using phrases like “should”, “need”, “feel”
    Creating narrative of good vs evil
    Undermining producers of video games
    Overestimating the abilities of consumers of video games
    Perpetuating a hive mind opinion.
    There is more support for commercials of homeless dogs than support for a bunch of grown children wanting to save their toys.
    Preservation is irrelevant.