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

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

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Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years ago

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“It’s bad, folks. It’s really bad.”

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.

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