Let's go back to your book analogy,.
If you have maintained your 2002 computer that originally played M:TW, then it should still work, correct?
If you have chosen to run it on an operating system that DID NOT EXIST when the product was made … well, then it is quite literally YOUR FAULT.
Here are two things your line of reasoning says:
- Every developer should make their games work on my Mac.
- Every developer must maintain their code so that if 10,000 years from now a descendent of mine pulls out the disk it will work.
The physical analogy is just stupid and useless. It is nonsense.
You cite TV / movies … but from this it is obvious that you are very young or lack memory. Because newer hardware / video formats DO NOT WORK with many TVs that were standard well after the Gold Box games were released.
But I don't know why I am bothering - you are ALWAYS 100% correct - even though in any thread I have dealt with you the reality is you are NOT. Like here.
You are a whiny spoilt, entitled little brat who expect others to provide free labor for him.
1st off - you didn't go back to my book analogy.
2. My XP system died because the hard drive frazzled, completely irreparable.
3. When I purchased my new Windows system, the salesman did not inform me that many XP software systems would not work on it. While all PC games have 'specifications' on them, PC games are generally 'advertised on the box' as 'games for Windows'. As a consumer I did not want to buy a new Windows system which rendered my Windows software useless, but it appears planned 'obsolescence' has been 'forced' upon me. I am unaware of anyone who 'clamours' for new Windows operating systems, as far as I'm aware it's a 'forced' process. Why would it be 'my fault' if something has happened which is completely beyond my control?
4. I didn't mention Macs. If I bought a game which advertises itself as a 'game for Windows', no, I would not expect it to play on a Mac.
5. The concept that the developer has a part to play in the process is a valid one, but I don't and didn't expect it to be the only solution. If you actually read the first few replies to the thread you'll notice I'm open to engaging everyone involved in game production into the debate, from creator to consumer and all in between. I've tried to use 'we' and the concept of 'humanity' as much as possible. To be this deep into the thread and claim I have only one objective is the true absurdity and, most importantly, an outright lie.
6. You say the concept of game preservation is stupid, useless and nonsense. Which is fair enough if that's your opinion, but by having that opinion it doesn't actually make the concept stupid, useless and nonsense in anything other than your opinion because you haven't actually stated a reason why this is the case.
7. Yes, planned obsolescence has been used in the tv/film industry since the early 1990s as a means to continue wealth generation. I was outraged when Video players stopped being sold and I'll be outraged when dvd players stop being sold. It would be great if this wonderful thing called the internet would actually do what it's supposed to do and store and provide access to all this information for eternity, but, for some… reason… it seems all people want to do with the internet is supply me with an endless stream of spam and adverts…
8. It appears I've either hurt your feelings at some point or you seem to think I'm an 'easy target' for your vitriol, because apparently whenever you meet me in a thread 'i'm always right when I'm always wrong'. I believe the only other time I've seen you in a thread is when I was discussing the concept of 'trash mobs' in Icewind Dale with Kostas. You seemed to be deeply offended that someone dare suggest Icewind Dale didn't have that many trash mobs. I can think of more important things to 'lose one's rag about', but if that's all it takes for you, then, wow, I guess I'll be expecting mr. psycho on any thread I post from now on… as you clearly have a minuscule rational-coping trigger.
9. You say: "You are a whiny spoilt, entitled little brat who expect others to provide free labor for him." When I've already bought Medieval Total War 3 times now, have bought two brand new PCs. If you like deflection psychology so much, how about this statement: "The gaming industry is just a bunch of whiney spoilt, entitled little brats who expect others to keep paying out for exactly the same product every 5 years so that we can support their labour-free excessive lifestyles off of the back of genuine contributors to society" - but then, I wouldn't say that, because I have this thing called 'a rational brain' which can choose to isolate specific problems and separate them from horrific and utterly disgusting and downright vomit-worthy generalisations…