inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years 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-square92fedilinkarrow-up1775arrow-down15
arrow-up1770arrow-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 years agomessage-square92fedilink
minus-squarejustOnePersistentKbinPlease@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up116·2 years agoIts important for them to preserve any chance of profit that may be squeezed from old games.
minus-squareTheLowestStone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·2 years agoAh yes, the Nintendo method of preservation.
minus-squareGHiLA@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·2 years 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 years agoDude, download it from yourself, you will make it to tens of thousands!
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·2 years agoI mean…those aren’t lost sales exactly…but I’m sure Nintendo still doesn’t like it.
minus-squareJustEnoughDucks@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 years 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)