> The specific quote is that “there would be a significant risk that preserved video games would be used for recreational purposes.”
> This explains why people like Jim Ryan hate retro games. They think these older games would cannibalize sales from newer releases.
I play retro games. Mostly on Retroarch.
I play those games because I genuinely think they are better and more enjoyable than the vast majority of crap released nowadays.
If they managed (they can't) to wrestle my retro game collection from me, they wouldn't get me to play whatever crap EA, Ubisoft or Blizzard puts out nowadays. They would just get me to stop playing videogames.
> This explains why people like Jim Ryan hate retro games. They think these older games would cannibalize sales from newer releases.
I play retro games. Mostly on Retroarch.
I play those games because I genuinely think they are better and more enjoyable than the vast majority of crap released nowadays.
If they managed (they can't) to wrestle my retro game collection from me, they wouldn't get me to play whatever crap EA, Ubisoft or Blizzard puts out nowadays. They would just get me to stop playing videogames.