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GOG say their preservation program has been "harder than we thought", thanks to DRM and elusive creators
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Given how quickly older games can be delisted or end up near impossible to run properly without tinkering nowadays, efforts like GOG.com's preservation program are always nice to see. There's obviously a money-making motive behind it for the storefront, but keeping retro works in working order's a noble way to earn that cash. As it turns out, though, the folks behind the CD Projekt-owned site underestimated just how difficult an undertaking the program would be.
That's not to suggest they're giving up though, just that they've had to re-evaluate some of their ambitious early goals.
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Given how quickly older games can be delisted or end up near impossible to run properly without tinkering nowadays, efforts like GOG.com's preservation program are always nice to see. There's obviously a money-making motive behind it for the storefront, but keeping retro works in working order's a noble way to earn that cash. As it turns out, though, the folks behind the CD Projekt-owned site underestimated just how difficult an undertaking the program would be.
That's not to suggest they're giving up though, just that they've had to re-evaluate some of their ambitious early goals.
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Given how quickly older games can be delisted or end up near impossible to run properly without tinkering nowadays, efforts like GOG.com's preservation program are always nice to see. There's obviously a money-making motive behind it for the storefront, but keeping retro works in working order's a noble way to earn that cash. As it turns out, though, the folks behind the CD Projekt-owned site underestimated just how difficult an undertaking the program would be. That's not to suggest they're giving up though, just that they've had to re-evaluate some of their ambitious early goals. Read more
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15 October 2025, 10:35 am
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Mark Warren
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title: GOG say their preservation program has been "harder than we thought", thanks to DRM and elusive creators
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Given how quickly older games can be delisted or end up near impossible to run properly without tinkering nowadays, efforts like GOG.com's preservation program are always nice to see. There's obviously a money-making motive behind it for the storefront, but keeping retro works in working order's a noble way to earn that cash. As it turns out, though, the folks behind the CD Projekt-owned site underestimated just how difficult an undertaking the program would be.
That's not to suggest they're giving up though, just that they've had to re-evaluate some of their ambitious early goals.
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Given how quickly older games can be delisted or end up near impossible to run properly without tinkering nowadays, efforts like GOG.com's preservation program are always nice to see. There's obviously a money-making motive behind it for the storefront, but keeping retro works in working order's a noble way to earn that cash. As it turns out, though, the folks behind the CD Projekt-owned site underestimated just how difficult an undertaking the program would be.
That's not to suggest they're giving up though, just that they've had to re-evaluate some of their ambitious early goals.
content_text: Given how quickly older games can be delisted or end up near impossible to run properly without tinkering nowadays, efforts like GOG.com's preservation program are always nice to see. There's obviously a money-making motive behind it for the storefront, but keeping retro works in working order's a noble way to earn that cash. As it turns out, though, the folks behind the CD Projekt-owned site underestimated just how difficult an undertaking the program would be. That's not to suggest they're giving up though, just that they've had to re-evaluate some of their ambitious early goals. Read more
pub_date: 15 October 2025, 10:35 am
guid: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/gog-say-their-preservation-program-has-been-harder-than-we-thought-thanks-to-drm-and-elusive-creators
creator: Mark Warren
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