Kids of today will likely miss Roblox in 15-20 years, but it's unlikely they'll have the chance to play the stuff they missed during their childhoods (programming.dev)

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Reminiscing on how kids of the 80s, 90s and 00s can all get games of their respective times via emulation and piracy, but anything inside Roblox is likely to be inaccessible when present day kids become adults and look back with nostalgia

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[-] MrQuallzin@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

Yes, and? The point is that unlike the physical media of previous generations, these modern "games" won't be archivable and playable when they're older. That's irregardless of the game, Roblox is just used as a (very good) example.

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