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87% Missing: the Disappearance of Classic Video Games | Video Game History Foundation (gamehistory.org)

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New study reveals most classic video games are completely unavailable

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[–] BlinkerFluid@lemmy.one 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I loaded up Dirt 3 a week ago and half my friends list lit me up wondering how the fuck i was running Dirt 3. (typical racing people)

I uhh, bought it, like a decade ago?

This is how I found out some steam games don't exist for everyone.

[–] ampersandrew@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Racing games are rotten with this due to licensing issues. I don't know how liberally Dirt indulges in licensing, but these games are not built to be sold forever, and that sucks. Mortal Kombat 9 is no longer available for sale, and they never said why exactly, but everyone suspects is because they lost the license to Freddy Kruger, who is a guest character in that game.