CD Projekt-Owned GOG Begins Preservation Program to Ensure the Longevity of Fallout, The Witcher, and More
CD Projekt-owned GOG has launched the GOG Preservation Program to ensure the longevity of over 100 games such as Fallout: New Vegas, The Witcher 2: Assassin's of Kings, Resident Evil, and more.
The GOG Preservation Program is a commitment from GOG to maintain games' compatibility with modern and future systems in an increasingly digital world.
"The GOG Preservation Program is our commitment to preserving gaming history," GOG said. "Through the program, players can trust that their games will always be up to date and ready to run on current and future PC setups.
"Whether it’s manuals, DLCs, or missing features, we’re offering the most complete version possible, backed by GOG’s tech support and offline installers, so you can safeguard these classics for years to come."
A total of 108 games are currently included in the GOG Preservation Program in a list also containing Dragon Age Origins, System Shock 2, The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind, Legacy of Kain: Defiance, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3, and Mad Max. GOG will add more games to the list over time.
"In a world of rapid technological change, we see the urgent need to save video games from
vanishing," it added. "The GOG Preservation Program is committed to keeping beloved classics alive and
playable for future generations.
"Our goal is for all games, whether recent or classic, to eventually become part of the Preservation Program. For a game to qualify for the Program, our team must run it through many quality tests. If these tests fail, our team updates and improves the game until it matches our quality standards. Only then, we stamp the game with our Preservation Program and grant it Good Old Game status.
"There is a long backlog of classic games available on GOG that may already qualify for the program, but our team has not been able to confirm that yet. We aim to support as many games as possible, but it's not always entirely up to us."
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