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[-] AnonTwo@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Completely ignoring that collectors preserve computer games the same way they do consoles, and just preserve a computer with the necessary requirements.

And both those computers and those consoles are subject to deterioration which has been a large argument towards backing up games through emulation. While you may never want to good luck finding a working Atari Jaguar CD, and that's just one of the easier examples.

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