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Title: GOG protecting battlefront for the future
Post by: {PLA}gdh92 on April 29, 2025, 12:10:09 PM
For anyone who hasn't seen, GOG have announced they're protecting 162 games including battlefront to keep them playing on future operating systems. Fingers crossed it works!

On a side note it's also 75% off and there's more players in game so if you read this start playing 😉

https://www.theverge.com/news/657540/gog-star-wars-game-preservation-program
Title: Re: GOG protecting battlefront for the future
Post by: Luna on May 12, 2025, 03:49:16 AM
Woot! This is good news. I do hope they keep this up, it'll be great to have them be continuously playable and easy to launch in the future! GOG is great!
Title: Re: GOG protecting battlefront for the future
Post by: Norwood on May 12, 2025, 08:37:13 AM
Interesting, I don't think it makes a big difference right now, but it will be interesting to see where this program winds up in 10+ years.
Title: Re: GOG protecting battlefront for the future
Post by: Led on May 13, 2025, 05:59:20 PM
Quote from: Norwood on May 12, 2025, 08:37:13 AMInteresting, I don't think it makes a big difference right now, but it will be interesting to see where this program winds up in 10+ years.

It will still be the 1.3 beta mess that it is today  :)
Title: Re: GOG protecting battlefront for the future
Post by: Giftheck on May 14, 2025, 10:43:54 AM
Much improvement, very wow

Screenshot 2025-05-14 184250.png
Title: Re: GOG protecting battlefront for the future
Post by: Anyder on May 14, 2025, 04:44:12 PM
Quote from: Giftheck on May 14, 2025, 10:43:54 AMMuch improvement, very wow

Screenshot 2025-05-14 184250.png

 :XD:  :XD: I do not think they work on improvements, only making sure game "works". If it doesn't restart.
Title: Re: GOG protecting battlefront for the future
Post by: Norwood on May 15, 2025, 10:04:27 AM
Quote from: Led on May 13, 2025, 05:59:20 PMIt will still be the 1.3 beta mess that it is today  :)
Yes, as I understand it the point of the program is to "preserve" the game as is, not fix it. Which is why I don't think we will really see anything happen until we see further changes to Windows (perhaps the next OS after WIN11). I'm sure it would have to be something that would actually break the game.
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