It's up to us to save Video Games

Video Game Preservation has been in the news recently with the US Copyright Office just striking down an effort to make it easier to preserve and play legacy video games. Many in the industry say that more needs to be done but is it just talk? The ESA along with game publishers don't seem to be interesting in preserving video games at all. This is why me, you - the community - need to take charge and do it ourselves. We discuss the complex landscape of Video Game Preservation, Piracy and Emulation in today's episode.


This video is for entertainment purposes only. The video is not meant to promote software piracy in anyway. You're an adult, make good choices.

Sources/Credits:

► https://www.gamesradar.com/gabe-newell-piracy-issue-service-not-price/
► https://www.theregister.com/1999/02/12/nintendo_will_sue_ultrahle_developers/
► https://www.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/8k0cvn/the_esa_says_preserving_old_games_is_hacking_and/
► https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/321lsk/esa_says_preserving_old_games_is_illegal_because/
► https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/04/09/esa-says-preserving-old-games-is-illegal-because-its-hacking
► https://www.theesa.com/our-members/
► https://kotaku.com/xbox-360-store-shut-down-preservation-resident-evil-0-1850771000
► https://www.theregister.com/1999/02/12/nintendo_will_sue_ultrahle_developers/
► https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/esa-remote-games-preservation-libraries-2639483/

TimeStamps:

00:00 - 04:00 - The complexity of preserving video games
04:01 - 07:12 - The ESA's stance AGAINST preservation
07:13 - 13:55 - How the community is leading the fight.

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