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[–] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 45 points 6 months ago (1 children)

If this doesn't scream anti-preservation, I don't know what does.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They don't want anything preserved, because if it disappears, it can be "remastered" and resold like a brand new game with zero actual input capital.

[–] ahriboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 6 months ago

And the remastered was a total disaster, Rockstar Games' worst title was the "The Defective Edition" of GTA: The Trilogy.

[–] ahriboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 6 months ago

DMCA is very complicated. Even non-US based institutions had to comply with the law if they want to serve US customers.