Kelly @ Kelly @lemmy.world

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Fair enough.

Its exactly the kind of thing the Stop Killing Games campaign is trying to help with.

It would instantly break compatibility with >99% of windows software.

They are trying with Windows S but i don't think it has much of a market.

If Nintendo hasn't made more money selling emulated video games than anyone else I would be surprised.

(virtual console, NSO, (s)nes mini, pokemon stadium, Super Mario 3D All-Stars, etc)

If they claimed emulation was illegal they would be a laughing stock. Of course it all comes down to the IP rights and copy protection measures.

Keeping an internet facing service online is unfortunately expensive if you want to keep it patched.

The need to migrate to a new OS every few years to keep the security updates going does force them to weight the pros and cons periodically.

I don't like it happening but I can see how they can decide to pull the plug.

This gamesindustry.biz article is offering less info and context than the press release it is cribbed from.

https://gog.prowly.com/375292-gog-joins-european-federation-of-game-archives-museums-and-preservation-projects-efgamp-expanding-its-game-preservation-efforts

I've never heard of EFGAMP, have they weighed in on the Stop Killing Games campaign?

If two platforms share compatibility then developers can choose to target the weaker system and release on both.

For some games this might involve a bit of compromise and cause resentment with the owners of the more powerful system, but for other (simple) games it might not involve any compromise at all.

Either way there are a lot of Switch consoles in the wild and there will be some publisher support for the Switch for a few years yet.

As an example from the other side of the fence ps4 is still getting titles:

https://opencritic.com/browse/ps4/last90

I just had a look at their offer and it has a few issues.

• Customers can't resell a game license until 90 days after its release day and 7 days after their purchase (whichever is later).
• The option to list a license for sale may be revoked if the publisher delists the title
• The resale price is 100% of the current store price for the title but the reseller recieves only a 25% "resale commission".
• This commission can be paid as store currency "IRON" or credited to your original payment method for a fee. If your original payment method has expired then only IRON is available.

https://help.robotcache.com/hc/en-us/articles/360029179691-Resale-Policy

So they keep 75% of resale revenue, the purchaser doesn't see any discounts, and it can't be used to access delisted games?

Its a bit of a monkey paw.

Any platform that offers transferable digital licenses will get a lot of customer loyalty but is likely to have mainstream publishers boycott it.

It could be structured so that everybody wins e.g. the purchaser pays less than the "new" price, with their payment then split as cash for the original publisher and store credit for the seller.

That way:

1. the purchaser gets a discount
2. the publisher gets a cut of the sale
3. the seller gets credit to spend on new games,
4. the platform gets that credit spent on their store (plus any additional money that might be required to complete a purchase)

As a customer I would find that attractive but I think most publishers would consider it a slippery slope.

A single copy of the Internet Archive library collection occupies 145+ Petabytes of server space -- and we store at least 2 copies of everything). 

https://archive.org/about/

Runs with DOXBox-X and DOSBox (0.74-2 or earlier). ScummVM has an issue where loading a saved game loads with missing text boxes.

This is great as a proof of concept but I would consider scummvm compatibility a hard requirement for me these days.

It seems SKG = Stop Killing Games.

I hadn't seen the acronym before.

The adguard DNS is pretty alright.

https://adguard-dns.io/en/public-dns.html

Skip the app and expand option 2 for instructions for configuring most major platforms.

unless they have a real reason for this new one lol

If they spin this so gen10 Xbox games don't have to offer feature parity on Series S that will please a few people.

Teen: partial nudity and sexual themes

https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/real-hentai-switch/

So it's soft porn

People should think of how they can contribute to society

I think that is the discussion that was happening here?

Crazy talk!

It offered some navigational choices within each level from the Medical Pavilion on.

At that point you might as well build another set of roads above the current street level.

Repeat as needed.

Looks like there has been an update

TLDW?

Stanley is great!

Simulated Gambling: 
Interactive activity within a game that:
a)     resembles or functions like a real world age restricted betting or gambling service; and
b)     does not provide rewards that can be redeemed for real world currency or traded to other players in-game for real world currency.

Note: For example, interactive activity within games that resembles or functions like real world commercial casinos, slot machines, lotteries, sports betting services or other betting services will be simulated gambling.

https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2023L01424/asmade/text

As far as Australia is concerned the mere appearance of a slot machine is enough, it doesn't need to function like one.