The Challenge of Preserving the Game Industry
The Challenge of Preserving the Game Industry
The Challenge of Preserving the Game Industry
By Josh Bycer
August 14, 2023
Summary
The recent report about game preservation from the Videogame History Foundation paints a very bleak picture of the state of our industry.
There are two ways to give life to these preserved games: improving the remaster, and selling the story around the game.
Game development continues to be a mysterious subject for a lot of people.
You're not just getting the game and all the history around it, but you're getting the best possible version of that game, not just a well-executed emulation.
Even going as far as changing the UI of a game to match modern platforms and peripherals can help.
One of the points we talked about, as two people who know about game preservation and the emulation space, is how piracy has become intertwined with it.
If the thought of your favorite game being treated as trash makes you angry or annoyed, don't take it out on me, start pushing for the industry to do better when it comes to preserving its history.
Reference
Bycer, J. (2023, August 14). The challenge of preserving the game industry. SUPERJUMP. https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/the-challenge-of-preserving-the-game-industry/