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GOG Preservation Program announced to ensure classic games compatibility with modern systems

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Today, digital storefront GOG has announced the GOG Preservation Program as a continuation of its committment to preserve and restore classic video games. With this new initiative, GOG is ensuring that games remain compatible with modern systems. The company is committing its own resources to maintaining their compatibility with modern systems.

Classic games that have been improved by GOG in this way now have an official stamp on the storefront. There are currently 100 of them, including the Resident Evil series and, released today, Heroes of Might and Magic 3: Complete and Dungeon Keeper 2.

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I just wish they had more Linux support. I can install the game just fine, but if I try to install DLC/updates, it'll never be able to find my install location, and GOG won't let me select my install location.
 
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It's a business necessity. As time goes on, folks will move on to newer OSes. If gog does not keep up with it, few are going to buy their old catalog of games as they simply won't be able to run them or run them well.

The only question is whether it will apply to the "modern" games they are selling. For example, fallout 4. Another 10 years down the road, will they try to update it for compatibility? Will bethesda/microsoft allow them to do so?
 
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I really love GoG releases they works like a charm and have not bullshit software nor bloat ware. And you do not need to install Extra software just to be able to play a game
 
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They already used DosBox. What are they doing to "preserve further"?

Neat though.

On a sidenote, their badge basically says "Preserved Good Old Game by Good Old Games". I like their humor.
 
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