Comment by dangus

I don’t care because I’ll be dead.

Data-hoarding archivists don’t like to hear this, but this is how it’s worked for all of human history. It’s not practical to consume and remember all the media every person has ever published.

This is getting totally beside the issue of DRM.

What will happen is that the greatest games will be remembered if they’re lucky and the rest will be discarded by time, even if they are DRM-free and unencumbered by reaching public domain status.

Can you name your favorite silent movie? How about your second favorite? How about your 10th favorite?

What’s your favorite song from 1492?