I wholeheartedly disagree.
Yes, this is bad for games preservation. Look at Rockstar delisting the original versions of the 3D era GTA games only to start reselling them on their site due to the GTA definitive disaster.
But on the other hand, if you wanted to play the original versions, why not emulate them?
Sonic Origins is just an alternate version of Sonic The Hedgehog 1, 2 CD and 3 & Knuckles. The original versions were ripped to rom files by many an emulation enthusiast, so why NOT emulate? I'm doing this policy with games like the Armored Core franchise up to Last Raven and Ace Combat up to Zero, so I'd like to ask YOU, LaptopWillEatThisAcc, a question:
If you're so bummed that these versions will be delisted, why are you ranting about it and not realising that you can just download an emulator and a rom and emulate them?
I tend to go about piracy and such the same way. When I was a kid I copied all kinds of stuff, but I'm an adult who's done pretty well and it feels crummy to steal things for my entertainment. Albeit when something is not made available in a reasonable fashion I generally consider all bets are off at that point.
But I think to your point and mine, the principle of it bugs me. Albeit what bugs me more than delisting is censoring existing content people have already purchased after-the-fact.
I wholeheartedly disagree. Yes, this is bad for games preservation. Look at Rockstar delisting the original versions of the 3D era GTA games only to start reselling them on their site due to the GTA definitive disaster. But on the other hand, if you wanted to play the original versions, why not emulate them? Sonic Origins is just an alternate version of Sonic The Hedgehog 1, 2 CD and 3 & Knuckles. The original versions were ripped to rom files by many an emulation enthusiast, so why NOT emulate? I'm doing this policy with games like the Armored Core franchise up to Last Raven and Ace Combat up to Zero, so I'd like to ask YOU, LaptopWillEatThisAcc, a question:
If you're so bummed that these versions will be delisted, why are you ranting about it and not realising that you can just download an emulator and a rom and emulate them?
I tend to go about piracy and such the same way. When I was a kid I copied all kinds of stuff, but I'm an adult who's done pretty well and it feels crummy to steal things for my entertainment. Albeit when something is not made available in a reasonable fashion I generally consider all bets are off at that point.
But I think to your point and mine, the principle of it bugs me. Albeit what bugs me more than delisting is censoring existing content people have already purchased after-the-fact.