Your Favorite Video Games Are Nowhere To Be Found | Video Game History Foundation Report

Video Game History Foundation https://gamehistory.org/study-explainer/ The Video Game History Foundation has come out with an interesting study. More video games are missing than you think. and the number? well, its bad. Really bad. Before we get to that number, i can already hear people shouting in the back. Just emulate it already. I know, i know. emulation is the easiest way to play many classic games. whether its that expensive copy of flinstones or super mario 3. And i agree with you. emulation makes things widely available online and easy for most tinkerers. But what if an emulator goes away? we have seen nintendo really go after modders, hackers, emulation and distributers in the past few years. taking down things like dolphin for steam or switch emulation. and i dont think its the end. nintendo will keep going after these valuble people in out communities of game preservation and accessability. but what about the number. berfore i tell you, hit that subscribe, it does help. 87% is no longer available through easy commercial means. so its either no longer available digitaly or physicaly except through a 3rd party sale or piracy. thats probably more than you thought. and the numbers the VGHF publish dont get any better. remember that nintendo eshop closure? well, more than 1000 unique games went out of print. And the game boy? one of the best selling consoles with a diverse library? more than half the available to buy library disapeared when the eshop closed. we know that the xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PS Vita cant be far behind. All these systems are older than the 3ds. they already tried to shut down the vita once. many of those games will be left behind when that store closes. suddenly, i dont feel so crazy chasing down physical games i like. the future looks bleak as studios consolidate, copyrights get lost, rereleases become less likely, and more games get lost. live service games tied to dedicated servers will become increasingly hard to preserve as the years fly by. so what needs to change? librarys need to help preserve these titles and copyright needs to change to allow more preservation of old titles. just like we have lost many old audio and video recordings over the years, the same will happen to consoles like the commador 64, which has a less than 5% availability right now. Lastly, the game industry has to wake up and realize just reprinting your largest classic games isn't enough. we need the whole pictue. Check out my other channels! @gameplaygarden Video taken with iPhone 12 pro Microphone Rhode NT USB Mini Editing with DaVinci Resolve #videogames