some of the old games had limited licensing for specific systems and it's not worth the effort to renegotiate or the right owners disappeared after they went out of business, some the companies themselves lost the original source codes and assets. Nintendo and Sony and other major game companies sure aren't shy about selling you same 30-40 years old games on every platform for the games they own or still have rights to.
Nintendo and Sony and other major game companies sure aren't shy about selling you same 30-40 years old games on every platform for the games they own or still have rights to
Though only after emulation proved people still liked to play them in the 2000s.
some of the old games had limited licensing for specific systems and it's not worth the effort to renegotiate or the right owners disappeared after they went out of business, some the companies themselves lost the original source codes and assets. Nintendo and Sony and other major game companies sure aren't shy about selling you same 30-40 years old games on every platform for the games they own or still have rights to.
Though only after emulation proved people still liked to play them in the 2000s.