Game Preservation an Issue?
So I do not think it has been officially announced, but the information circling about the closure of the digital PS Vita and PS3 stores got me thinking about game preservation. I am sure I am not the only one that has a few childhood games lost to time which I would still like to play. Last time I even installed the Sims 1, I had to mod it to play properly. This is especially problematic in digital and console markets. Eventually you won't be able to download your digital purchases if you have to replace your hardware or simply forgot before the cut off and with every new generation the games of the last gen are phased out.
What that means for me, and I admittedly do not play Sims on console anymore since the PS3, is that one of my usual requirements (such as wanting to play it with a controller, simple UI, limited menuing, status of couch coop, etc.) to purchase a console copy of a game is the availability of a physical copy. I do have a few digital games when the sale was pretty amazing, but I generally prefer physical for all my consoles (and most of my games are physical) so I can keep playing my favorites.
What about everyone else, though? I am curious about others' thoughts. I'd love to be able to play things like Sims 2 Pets and Sims 2 Castaway from the PS2 on the PS4 or PS5, but I am fairly certain something like that would never get a rerelease.
What that means for me, and I admittedly do not play Sims on console anymore since the PS3, is that one of my usual requirements (such as wanting to play it with a controller, simple UI, limited menuing, status of couch coop, etc.) to purchase a console copy of a game is the availability of a physical copy. I do have a few digital games when the sale was pretty amazing, but I generally prefer physical for all my consoles (and most of my games are physical) so I can keep playing my favorites.
What about everyone else, though? I am curious about others' thoughts. I'd love to be able to play things like Sims 2 Pets and Sims 2 Castaway from the PS2 on the PS4 or PS5, but I am fairly certain something like that would never get a rerelease.
