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GOG’s new preservation program intends to keep classic games playable ‘forever’ (www.theverge.com)

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[–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 34 points 2 days ago (18 children)

https://www.gog.com/en/gog-preservation-program direct link to GOG, because the link provided in the The Verge article is goskimresource that is blocked by my browser extension uMatrix. From the original articles FAQ at GOG:

What about macOS and Linux?

The GOG Preservation Program is currently Windows-only. Our priority is to preserve as many games as possible under the Program, before expanding to other operating systems.

Sad. How about supporting Linux? This would be the right direction to preserve games, as they are no longer tied to the Windows operating system. That's why I use Steam and do not buy on GOG.

[–] GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 8 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The problem is it's a tiny fraction of games and users. It's a lot of resources for little gain.

[–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This has nothing to do with current market share.

[–] GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 9 points 2 days ago

If you're trying to save as many games as possible and the vast majority are on windows it completely does.

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