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[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 152 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Wasn't Microsoft just talking about how important game preservation was to them?

[–] justOnePersistentKbinPlease@fedia.io 135 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Its important for them to preserve any chance of profit that may be squeezed from old games.

[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 46 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Ah yes, the Nintendo method of preservation.

[–] GhiLA@sh.itjust.works 12 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I have a script endlessly deleting and downloading BOTW on repeat so Nintendo experiences thousands of lost sales every few days.

[–] msage@programming.dev 2 points 6 months ago

Dude, download it from yourself, you will make it to tens of thousands!

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I mean......those aren't lost sales exactly......but I'm sure Nintendo still doesn't like it.

[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 3 points 6 months ago

Joke

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(Context: Most companies including Nintendo claim that any act of piracy is a lost sale, which is completely a lie)

[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 56 points 6 months ago

There's a very crucial fact you're forgetting about corporations who say they care about anything. They're liars and only care about money.

[–] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I guess that must be why I can't buy the Black & White games or Fable 2. Because Microsoft cares so much about preserving the awkward legal Loop some of their Lionhead Games are in.

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 months ago

"No, not like that!"

[–] PumpkinSkink@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

It could be them getting ready to push a wc1 and 2 remake. Hopefully more of a D2 than a WC3...