We caught up with the Game Preservation Society to see how their efforts are alive and well.
INTERVIEW – Inside the Game Preservation Society’s movement to preserve Japan’s rich video game history before it’s lost to timeFrom platforms no longer being supported to IP rights issues plaguing a game's legacy, there are several reasons we've seen games become unable to come to modern platforms. PlayStation's recent announcement that it will discontinue physical discs in 2028 does not help matters, either. However, one organization intends to take this matter into its own hands and preserve the legacy of Japanese video games. In comes the Japanese Games Preservation Society (GPS), an organization that seeks to immortalize Japan's rich history of everything surrounding its legacy; from software to magnetic tapes and floppy disks, to manuals, magazines, and technical documents, GPS is dedicated to archiving absolutely everything surrounding the nation's history in video games. All of this in collaboration with the Japanese government, no less!smashpad.com