TITLE
The Game Availability Study, Explained
AUTHOR
Phil Salvador
PUBLICATION
Video Game History Foundation
YEAR
2023
ARTICLE TYPE
Article
FROM THE ARTICLE
Today, the Video Game History Foundation and the Software Preservation Network published a major new study which shows that 87 percent of classic games released in the United States are out of print. The results are striking, and it proves that we need to rethink the commercial marketplace’s role in game preservation.It’s a big study, and to help you digest it, we wrote this guide explaining the main points: Why we did it, how we did it, what we found, and why it matters.
TOPICS MENTIONED
Preservation
SEE ALSO
87% Missing: the Disappearance of Classic Video Games – Video Game History Foundation (2023)
Survey of the Video Game Reissue Market in the United States – Zendodo (2023)