{"id":1788144,"date":"2026-02-23T16:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1788144"},"modified":"2026-02-23T16:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:08:11","slug":"game-preservation-only-works-if-people-care-as-gog-doubles-down-on-its-commitment-to-saving-old-games-its-asking-players-who-give-a-st-to-support-its-crusade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1788144","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Game preservation only works if people care&#8221; As GOG doubles down on its commitment to saving old games, it&#8217;s asking players &#8220;who give a s**t&#8221; to support its crusade"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">&#8220;Game preservation only works if people care&#8221; As GOG doubles down on its commitment to saving old games, it&#8217;s asking players &#8220;who give a s**t&#8221; to support its crusade<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Voting with one&#8217;s wallet.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Dino-Crisis_Regina.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Dino Crisis - Regina\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Dino-Crisis_Regina.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Capcom\/GOG<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/fran-j-ruiz-author.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"fran-j-ruiz-author.png\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/fran-ruiz\">Fran Ruiz<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-02-23T16:08:11+00:00\">Feb. 23, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gog-asks-for-support-regarding-game-preservation-efforts?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          21 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gog.com\/en\/\">GOG<\/a> remains the one digital distribution platform that seemingly cares about proper video game preservation. This isn&#8217;t free PR or a generous read of what it&#8217;s been stating since it was born; facts and numerous endeavours to save old games from being lost to time are enough to be certain the folks at the top aren&#8217;t messing around.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gog-and-cd-projekt-founder-micha-kicinski-acquires-100-ownership-of-gog\">CD Projekt co-founder Micha\u0142 Kici\u0144ski acquired the entirety of the platform<\/a>, effectively taking it away from the famous game maker&#8217;s partial control. Since then, its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gog-joins-europes-largest-organisation-dedicated-to-game-preservation\">mission statement<\/a> has only become louder: People want to <em>truly <\/em>own their games even when they&#8217;re in digital format, and the works of the past, no matter their popularity, need to survive in their original forms too. GOG has even declared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gog-faces-difficult-questions-about-generative-ai-use\">it won&#8217;t shy away from taking advantage of recent AI advancements<\/a> in conjunction with &#8220;human judgment&#8221; if they can be safely used to &#8220;advance&#8221; its crusade.<\/p>\n<p>Now, following New Blood CEO Dave Oshry&#8217;s praise for the platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rpgsite.net\/interview\/19699-new-blood-interactive-dave-oshry-2026-interview-dungeons-of-dusk-rpg-steam-epic-games-store-switch-2\">during an interview for RPG Site<\/a>, GOG&#8217;s X\/Twitter account has once again posted a loud call to action:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GOGcom\/status\/2025901053321900086?s=20\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed_wrapper\" data-domain=\"twitter.com\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We appreciate Dave\u2019s honesty, and he\u2019s right about one thing: game preservation only works if people care.<\/p>\n<p>GOG was built to make sure the games that shaped us live forever. And with the support of our community, we\u2019ve been doing exactly that for almost 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>The future of\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A53YtwtTD8\">https:\/\/t.co\/A53YtwtTD8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GOG.COM (@GOGcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOGcom\/status\/2025901053321900086?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Game preservation only works if people care&#8221; is a true statement which no one should be able to argue against. No matter how much we collectively say we care about saving the old games from oblivion and true digital ownership, few things (if any) will change if we continue to grab remasters and remakes while ignoring original releases made readily available, or if we refuse to grab PC games which aren&#8217;t on Steam.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Even Oshry admitted that, as much as he loves GOG and what it does, Valve&#8217;s platform is a more pleasant one than GOG Galaxy, so there&#8217;s room for improvement which can hopefully boost GOG&#8217;s overall popularity: &#8220;I mean, GOG is great. I love their preservation efforts and everything they&#8217;re trying to do, but they need enough people to give a shit, or, how long are they even going to be around?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>GOG&#8217;s official account acknowledged both the praise and criticism, but (smartly) used this opportunity to ask people to &#8220;buy DRM-free, vote on the Dreamlist, join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gog.com\/en\/patrons\">GOG Patrons<\/a>&#8221; and continue to support &#8220;the games that shaped us.&#8221; In recent years, the company has ramped up its efforts to give players more ways to directly engage with what goes on the platform and suggest new additions.<\/p>\n<p>The Patrons initiative is particularly interesting, as it allows the most passionate video game preservation fanatics to directly support GOG&#8217;s own restoration efforts, which target tune-ups and updates that make old releases (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dino-crisis-1-2-getting-enhanced-pc-re-releases-courtesy-of-gog\">like the two original Dino Crisis<\/a>) work out of the box on modern systems with improved rendering options, controls, cloud saves, and whatnot. At the time of writing, it&#8217;s 5 euros per month and also grants a number of perks like an exclusive Discord community, voting on preservation priorities, and exclusive BTS content.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gog.com\/en\/\">GOG<\/a> remains the one digital distribution platform that seemingly cares about proper video game preservation. This isn&#8217;t free PR or a generous read of what it&#8217;s been stating since it was born; facts and numerous endeavours to save old games from being lost to time are enough to be certain the folks at the top aren&#8217;t messing around.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gog-and-cd-projekt-founder-micha-kicinski-acquires-100-ownership-of-gog\">CD Projekt co-founder Micha\u0142 Kici\u0144ski acquired the entirety of the platform<\/a>, effectively taking it away from the famous game maker&#8217;s partial control. Since then, its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gog-joins-europes-largest-organisation-dedicated-to-game-preservation\">mission statement<\/a> has only become louder: People want to <em>truly <\/em>own their games even when they&#8217;re in digital format, and the works of the past, no matter their popularity, need to survive in their original forms too. GOG has even declared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gog-faces-difficult-questions-about-generative-ai-use\">it won&#8217;t shy away from taking advantage of recent AI advancements<\/a> in conjunction with &#8220;human judgment&#8221; if they can be safely used to &#8220;advance&#8221; its crusade.<\/p>\n<p>Now, following New Blood CEO Dave Oshry&#8217;s praise for the platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rpgsite.net\/interview\/19699-new-blood-interactive-dave-oshry-2026-interview-dungeons-of-dusk-rpg-steam-epic-games-store-switch-2\">during an interview for RPG Site<\/a>, GOG&#8217;s X\/Twitter account has once again posted a loud call to action:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GOGcom\/status\/2025901053321900086?s=20\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed_wrapper\" data-domain=\"twitter.com\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We appreciate Dave\u2019s honesty, and he\u2019s right about one thing: game preservation only works if people care.<\/p>\n<p>GOG was built to make sure the games that shaped us live forever. And with the support of our community, we\u2019ve been doing exactly that for almost 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>The future of\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A53YtwtTD8\">https:\/\/t.co\/A53YtwtTD8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GOG.COM (@GOGcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOGcom\/status\/2025901053321900086?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Game preservation only works if people care&#8221; is a true statement which no one should be able to argue against. No matter how much we collectively say we care about saving the old games from oblivion and true digital ownership, few things (if any) will change if we continue to grab remasters and remakes while ignoring original releases made readily available, or if we refuse to grab PC games which aren&#8217;t on Steam.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Even Oshry admitted that, as much as he loves GOG and what it does, Valve&#8217;s platform is a more pleasant one than GOG Galaxy, so there&#8217;s room for improvement which can hopefully boost GOG&#8217;s overall popularity: &#8220;I mean, GOG is great. I love their preservation efforts and everything they&#8217;re trying to do, but they need enough people to give a shit, or, how long are they even going to be around?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>GOG&#8217;s official account acknowledged both the praise and criticism, but (smartly) used this opportunity to ask people to &#8220;buy DRM-free, vote on the Dreamlist, join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gog.com\/en\/patrons\">GOG Patrons<\/a>&#8221; and continue to support &#8220;the games that shaped us.&#8221; In recent years, the company has ramped up its efforts to give players more ways to directly engage with what goes on the platform and suggest new additions.<\/p>\n<p>The Patrons initiative is particularly interesting, as it allows the most passionate video game preservation fanatics to directly support GOG&#8217;s own restoration efforts, which target tune-ups and updates that make old releases (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dino-crisis-1-2-getting-enhanced-pc-re-releases-courtesy-of-gog\">like the two original Dino Crisis<\/a>) work out of the box on modern systems with improved rendering options, controls, cloud saves, and whatnot. At the time of writing, it&#8217;s 5 euros per month and also grants a number of perks like an exclusive Discord community, voting on preservation priorities, and exclusive BTS content.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News &#8220;Game preservation only works if people care&#8221; As GOG doubles down on its commitment to saving old games, it&#8217;s asking players &#8220;who give a s**t&#8221; to support its crusade Voting with one&#8217;s wallet. 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