Helloplite said:
The point I am raising is that old tech has its own set of problems. Parts are becoming harder and harder to find - especially if you want to preserve rather than upgrade with modern tech. Many of us were kids when we owned these systems. We were not museum curators, so did not look after them in the way we should have. It means that many of these systems and their games don't work anymore. It is not a justification for Sony's action - but we need some perspective when we compare physical media of the past to the present situation. For me the main problem today is preservation and ownership. Sony's move does not give me confidence about either of these issues. I cannot trust Sony to 'preserve' - given their practices. I also would not trust that I will indefinitely 'own' the digital games I purchase. I fully support game preservation via emulation for these reasons. There will be a day when my NES cartridge will be nothing but an artifact to display. No real use value. The game it contained will still be available to me, albeit via another form factor and playable on an a different system - and that's what matters to me. |
Well my point is theres a difference between something you buy breaking and something you buy being taken away from you. Neither way is perfect, but I know what I prefer. I dont trust companies enough in order to go all digital. But whenever everything goes digital, I will probably move on to PC. Yes its also all digital, but there are still competition on that platform. Its not a closed network where one company decides everything.
