What with all the layoffs across the games industry to compensate for rampant budgetary overspending in publishing, the reality behind keeping retro games within a paid walled garden is about charging new money for old rope and controlling the market to force gamers to play new games.
The specific quote is that “there would be a significant risk that preserved video games would be used for recreational purposes.”
This explains why people like Jim Ryan hate retro games. They think these older games would cannibalize sales from newer releases, which is uniquely stupid.
And what about those of us who use preserved video games for medicinal purposes huh? HUH? OH YEAH I'M TALKING ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS LETS NOT BEAT AROUND THE BUSH YOU REALLY WANT TO TAKE AWAY THE TREATS THAT KEEP US TOO BUSY TO ORGANISE, TO BUILD UNDERGROUND NETWORKS IN REAL LIFE INSTEAD OF IN VIDEO GAMES? DO YOU REALLY WANT TO TAKE AWAY THE FAVOURITE OUTLETS OF PEOPLE WITH FASTER TWITCH REFLEXES THAN YOUR PATHETIC SO-CALLED 'SPECIAL OPERATORS' AKA PUSSY ASS DUDES ITCHING FOR BOOK DEALS AND TALK SHOW INTERVIEWS WITH 5 MILLION DOLLARS OF TECH TO PROTECT THEM BUT STRICTLY MANDATED ONLY TO ACT ON FOREIGN SOIL?