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This is where the argument that piracy is also preserving games stands up. Although, it begs the question why games developers do not properly archive their software.

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[–] sirico@feddit.uk 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Should have asked for source. I still have war for cybertron on my steam account, recently noticed it has dissapeared of the store

[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Shouldn't Steam still have copies of the files?