minnix@lemux.minnix.dev to RetroGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoPublishers are absolutely terrified "preserved video games would be used for recreational purposes," so the US copyright office has struck down a major effort for game preservationwww.gamesradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square138fedilinkarrow-up1852arrow-down12cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1850arrow-down1external-linkPublishers are absolutely terrified "preserved video games would be used for recreational purposes," so the US copyright office has struck down a major effort for game preservationwww.gamesradar.comminnix@lemux.minnix.dev to RetroGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square138fedilinkcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareShortFuse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-28 hours agoThey do. It’s called Nintendo Switch Online and is managed over a subscription service. They’re never going to just sell you a game anymore. They’re going to force you to pay monthly for it for the rest of your life.
minus-squareGHiLA@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 hours ago They’re going to force you to pay monthly for it for the rest of your life. Pay up or skill up. $ is the price for ignorance. It ain’t the world I like but it’s the world we have.
They do. It’s called Nintendo Switch Online and is managed over a subscription service. They’re never going to just sell you a game anymore. They’re going to force you to pay monthly for it for the rest of your life.
Pay up or skill up. $ is the price for ignorance.
It ain’t the world I like but it’s the world we have.