inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoBlizzard is delisting the OG Warcrafts from GOG, but GOG says it's gonna preserve them forever anyway, hands out a discount, and announces new policy for its preservation program to bootwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square102fedilinkarrow-up1835arrow-down15cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1830arrow-down1external-linkBlizzard is delisting the OG Warcrafts from GOG, but GOG says it's gonna preserve them forever anyway, hands out a discount, and announces new policy for its preservation program to bootwww.pcgamer.cominclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square102fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squarejustOnePersistentKbinPlease@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up128·2 days agoIts important for them to preserve any chance of profit that may be squeezed from old games.
minus-squareTheLowestStone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·2 days agoAh yes, the Nintendo method of preservation.
minus-squareGHiLA@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·2 days agoI have a script endlessly deleting and downloading BOTW on repeat so Nintendo experiences thousands of lost sales every few days.
minus-squaremsage@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoDude, download it from yourself, you will make it to tens of thousands!
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·2 days agoI mean…those aren’t lost sales exactly…but I’m sure Nintendo still doesn’t like it.
minus-squareJustEnoughDucks@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 day agoJoke . . . . . . . . . . . You (Context: Most companies including Nintendo claim that any act of piracy is a lost sale, which is completely a lie)
Its important for them to preserve any chance of profit that may be squeezed from old games.
Ah yes, the Nintendo method of preservation.
I have a script endlessly deleting and downloading BOTW on repeat so Nintendo experiences thousands of lost sales every few days.
Dude, download it from yourself, you will make it to tens of thousands!
I mean…those aren’t lost sales exactly…but I’m sure Nintendo still doesn’t like it.
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(Context: Most companies including Nintendo claim that any act of piracy is a lost sale, which is completely a lie)