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It shouldn’t be this hard to play old Armored Core games (www.polygon.com)
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My friend and I were discussing this over the weekend. Games are inherently different than movies, books, and music. They’re tied to specific hardware and operating systems that may not be available anymore.

I argue that if a game is no longer legally purchasable from the publishers or developer, it should be legally permitted to pirate it. Even EA agrees! They do not pursue copyright claims against LOTR games, as they lost the publishing license from New Line Cinemas years ago.

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[–] raptir@lemdro.id 2 points 1 year ago

I love how the author of the article says that From Software should put out ports of the old games (and maybe remaster them while they're at it) but you know when they review the package they'll give a low score, say the game "really show its age" and "is only recommended for hardcore fans."

That's not quite fair - Polygon had good things to say about the Cowabunga Collection for example.