• alphabethunter@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    Baller move from the devs. I wish we lived in a world where the source code of older games were all released and freely available for non-commercial uses.

    • Omega@lemmy.world
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      9 hours ago

      I really wish games would just become free to download after it’s abandoned. You don’t see many movies or CDs that just disappear. But games do. A lot come back, but a lot of them just don’t ever get re-released.

      There are a few PS1 games that I would happily purchase on my PS5. But if it’s not available, then I should be able to legally and conveniently emulate on my phone or computer.

      • MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works
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        4 hours ago

        I think legally you can download such software as it becomes abandonware. It is a grey area but there’s also legal precedence set.