ScummVM officially released in the App Store

Re:ScummVM officially released in the App Store by dwaite on Saturday December 30, 2023 @05:14PM (#38819797)

I suspect Apple considers developers ignoring a five(?) year notice period that 32 bit compatibility will be dropped a sign that the publisher has already abandoned their software.

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Re:ScummVM officially released in the App Store by andybak on Saturday December 30, 2023 @07:54PM (#38820809)

"Abandoned"? Is that another word for "finished"?

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Re:ScummVM officially released in the App Store by judge2020 on Saturday December 30, 2023 @10:22PM (#38821444)

Expecting old software to be backwards compatible forever is unrealistic. Even modern 64-bit Windows doesn't support 16 bit applications, and the only reason this isn't a problem is because of how long ago they were of any importance.

Old software still lives on in emulation and old hardware. If a developer doesn't feel the need to keep it updated for new hardware, it can join the outdated hardware it was made for in the archive.

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Re:ScummVM officially released in the App Store by incrudible on Saturday December 30, 2023 @05:49PM (#38820067)

A "notice" doesn't pay bills. If the cost of porting over is expected to exceed future revenue, the publisher can not be expected to foot the bill.

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Re:ScummVM officially released in the App Store by _pigpen__ on Saturday December 30, 2023 @07:22PM (#38820636)

Moreover, for a quoted company, Sarbanes Oxley makes it difficult to spend money on this kind of activity.

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Re:ScummVM officially released in the App Store by yardstick on Saturday December 30, 2023 @08:39PM (#38821033)

How so?

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