A new study conducted by the Video Game History Foundation and the Software Preservation Network has revealed that 87 percent of classic games released in the US are out of print.
The remaining 13 percent can be easily accessed – whether that’s through a re-release on modern platforms or through an officially provided emulation service, but the majority of older games remain unavailable through easy means.
The study was produced in order to substantiate the amount of video game history in danger of being lost, the Video Game History Foundation said, and provide evidence on why libraries and archives should be allowed to preserve games in a similar way to other media forms such as books and films.
