inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoBlizzard is delisting the OG Warcrafts from GOG, but GOG says it's gonna preserve them forever anyway, hands out a discount, and announces new policy for its preservation program to bootwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up1859arrow-down15cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1854arrow-down1external-linkBlizzard is delisting the OG Warcrafts from GOG, but GOG says it's gonna preserve them forever anyway, hands out a discount, and announces new policy for its preservation program to bootwww.pcgamer.cominclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square103fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarejustOnePersistentKbinPlease@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up135·5 months agoIts important for them to preserve any chance of profit that may be squeezed from old games.
minus-squareTheLowestStone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·5 months agoAh yes, the Nintendo method of preservation.
minus-squareGHiLA@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·5 months agoI have a script endlessly deleting and downloading BOTW on repeat so Nintendo experiences thousands of lost sales every few days.
minus-squaremsage@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoDude, download it from yourself, you will make it to tens of thousands!
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·5 months agoI mean…those aren’t lost sales exactly…but I’m sure Nintendo still doesn’t like it.
minus-squareJustEnoughDucks@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·5 months agoJoke . . . . . . . . . . . You (Context: Most companies including Nintendo claim that any act of piracy is a lost sale, which is completely a lie)
Its important for them to preserve any chance of profit that may be squeezed from old games.
Ah yes, the Nintendo method of preservation.
I have a script endlessly deleting and downloading BOTW on repeat so Nintendo experiences thousands of lost sales every few days.
Dude, download it from yourself, you will make it to tens of thousands!
I mean…those aren’t lost sales exactly…but I’m sure Nintendo still doesn’t like it.
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(Context: Most companies including Nintendo claim that any act of piracy is a lost sale, which is completely a lie)