Let’s make games open source, so future generations can enjoy them (jairajdevadiga.com)

submitted 5 months ago by JairajDevadiga@lemmy.world to c/gamedev@programming.dev

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A lot of old games have become unplayable on modern hardware and operating systems. I wrote an article about how making games open source will keep them playable far into the future.

I also discuss how making games open source could be beneficial to developers and companies.

Feedback and constructive criticism are most welcome, and in keeping with the open source spirit, I will give you credit if I make any edits based on your feedback.

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[-] Mammothmothman@lemmy.ca 11 points 5 months ago

Wishful thinking.

[-] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 11 points 5 months ago

I think a compromise could be that developers would have to open source their games if they drop support, like entire support not just maintenance mode, so that the community can maintain them from then on. They could still have some sort of licensing to ensure the code isn't used for something else or the product used for profit (this would not include something like maintenance cost for online titles so that community ran servers could be paid for).