Re:EA Is Releasing Command and Conquer and Red Alert’s Sourc...
by bdowling on Friday May 22, 2020 @04:06PM
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> could actually release . . . using ports/code improvements they didn't have to write.
Porting the code is the easy part. The hard part is relicensing the original music, art, and other essential assets.
Consider the recent rereleases of Crazy Taxi, which were missing the iconic punk rock songs because a deal couldn’t be reached with the music companies. Not having the original music surely led to decreased sales. A THPS rerelease would probably face similar problems.
Porting the code is the easy part. The hard part is relicensing the original music, art, and other essential assets.
Consider the recent rereleases of Crazy Taxi, which were missing the iconic punk rock songs because a deal couldn’t be reached with the music companies. Not having the original music surely led to decreased sales. A THPS rerelease would probably face similar problems.