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Re:Sony: The Company That Kicked the Hornet's Nest by code_duck on Saturday May 14, 2011 @06:02PM (#2548660)
Do they see this as a problem? The most successful 8 and 16 bit game companies have been finding ways to capitalize on their past library on all the current platforms. They'd much rather have you pay for a Virtual Console than plug in your 25 year old hardware and have a go.
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Re:Sony: The Company That Kicked the Hornet's Nest by sliverstorm on Saturday May 14, 2011 @06:55PM (#2548771)
You know what, often times I'd rather pay for a Virtual Console than plug in my 25 year old hardware.
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Re:Sony: The Company That Kicked the Hornet's Nest by code_duck on Saturday May 14, 2011 @11:24PM (#2549231)
I think it's a great service, too. I was just pointing out that older games not working might be seen as mildly helpful by the game companies, rather than as a problem. I'm glad they still make games available in modern forms, but I do value the ability to play in emulators.
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Re:Sony: The Company That Kicked the Hornet's Nest by younata on Saturday May 14, 2011 @10:31PM (#2549144)
You know what? I was born after the 8/16 bit era (well, born just as the 16 bit was closing). My choices for playing these games are: ebay, emulators, and virtual consoles.

ebay can get too expensive REALLY quickly. emulators are legal, but the games I would play on them are definitely pirated. That, and I have to deal with a control scheme the game wasn't designed to be played on. virtual consoles offer pretty much the exact experience as the real thing, and they're affordable.

So, yeah, I'd much rather pay for a Virtual Console than go out and buy hardware which is older than me.

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Re:Sony: The Company That Kicked the Hornet's Nest by code_duck on Saturday May 14, 2011 @11:23PM (#2549229)
Some people really value the original experience, and like to have the old hardware. Though the original Sega, Atari and Nintendo consoles and the c64 hold a special place in my heart, I'd rather fire up a emulator or buy an iPod version at this point, too.
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