“We have attempted to work with the industry’s trade organisation to find a legal path”.
Yesterday, PlayStation hit fans with a double whammy of bad news, revealing that it would not only stop producing disc versions of its games by 2028 but that it also plans to close the PS3 and PS Vita digital storefronts next year.
Understandably, this has led many online to express concerns about the potential impact of such decisions on video game preservation, with a ton of obstacles standing in the way of historians and researchers accessing digital-only games long after their release: from games being delisted due to licensing reasons to entire storefronts being closed down, as will be the case with the PS3 and PS Vita in the near future.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
“We have attempted to work with the industry’s trade organisation to find a legal path”.
Yesterday, PlayStation hit fans with a double whammy of bad news, revealing that it would not only stop producing disc versions of its games by 2028 but that it also plans to close the PS3 and PS Vita digital storefronts next year.
Understandably, this has led many online to express concerns about the potential impact of such decisions on video game preservation, with a ton of obstacles standing in the way of historians and researchers accessing digital-only games long after their release: from games being delisted due to licensing reasons to entire storefronts being closed down, as will be the case with the PS3 and PS Vita in the near future.
Read the full article on timeextension.com