GOG, the popular PC game retailer, has announced its intention to preserve at least 500 classic PC games by the end of 2025 as part of a new preservation programme. According to Marcin Paczyński, GOG’s senior business development manager, this initiative focuses on actively preserving these titles even when their publishers or developers are no longer supporting them.
Key Points:
- Goals: Preserve at least 500 classic PC games by the end of 2025.
- Unique Aspects: Unlike previous efforts, GOG is committed to long-term preservation and actively addressing issues faced by these titles.
- Selection Process: Games will be selected based on historical importance, fan demand, and compatibility with modern operating systems like Windows 10 or 11.
- Iconic Titles Included: Some very iconic and long-requested games are expected to be part of the programme.
What classic PC games would you like to see preserved through GOG’s new programme?
Only 500? I have something like tens of thousands of games on my MAME cabinet.
Come back to me when you’re preserving games like the console and arcade collectors do it. They have entire 100% complete collections for certain libraries, and they are always on the lookout for rare ROMs that have never transferred out of their hardware.
Roms for an arcade cabinet aren’t in any way equivalent to executables that have to sometimes be installed on a PC.
Trolling or stupid. Both?