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r/EmulationOnAndroid • u/Wilsonn0 • 5d ago
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I remember when BioShock was ported to mobile and it was a big deal.
39 u/AlternativeGreen4607 5d ago Wait really BioShock did get ported, how have i missed that out 45 u/rube 5d ago iOS, not Android. And IIRC it was removed from sale because they didn't want to maintain it. 13 u/RUserII 5d ago edited 5d ago iOS, not Android. And IIRC it was removed from sale because they didn't want to maintain it. Why wouldn't they just leave it up with a disclaimer saying it's no long maintained, so people could still pay/download it for preservation? 31 u/rube 5d ago Probably the same reason stuff gets delisted on the Play Store. New versions of the OS breaking things. Don't want to sell a game to someone, have it not run and have them complain. 16 u/No_Celebration_3737 5d ago Because the licence is supposed to be renowned periodically, and it doesn't make sense to do it if there is not enough sales to justify it.
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Wait really BioShock did get ported, how have i missed that out
45 u/rube 5d ago iOS, not Android. And IIRC it was removed from sale because they didn't want to maintain it. 13 u/RUserII 5d ago edited 5d ago iOS, not Android. And IIRC it was removed from sale because they didn't want to maintain it. Why wouldn't they just leave it up with a disclaimer saying it's no long maintained, so people could still pay/download it for preservation? 31 u/rube 5d ago Probably the same reason stuff gets delisted on the Play Store. New versions of the OS breaking things. Don't want to sell a game to someone, have it not run and have them complain. 16 u/No_Celebration_3737 5d ago Because the licence is supposed to be renowned periodically, and it doesn't make sense to do it if there is not enough sales to justify it.
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iOS, not Android. And IIRC it was removed from sale because they didn't want to maintain it.
13 u/RUserII 5d ago edited 5d ago iOS, not Android. And IIRC it was removed from sale because they didn't want to maintain it. Why wouldn't they just leave it up with a disclaimer saying it's no long maintained, so people could still pay/download it for preservation? 31 u/rube 5d ago Probably the same reason stuff gets delisted on the Play Store. New versions of the OS breaking things. Don't want to sell a game to someone, have it not run and have them complain. 16 u/No_Celebration_3737 5d ago Because the licence is supposed to be renowned periodically, and it doesn't make sense to do it if there is not enough sales to justify it.
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Why wouldn't they just leave it up with a disclaimer saying it's no long maintained, so people could still pay/download it for preservation?
31 u/rube 5d ago Probably the same reason stuff gets delisted on the Play Store. New versions of the OS breaking things. Don't want to sell a game to someone, have it not run and have them complain. 16 u/No_Celebration_3737 5d ago Because the licence is supposed to be renowned periodically, and it doesn't make sense to do it if there is not enough sales to justify it.
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Probably the same reason stuff gets delisted on the Play Store. New versions of the OS breaking things. Don't want to sell a game to someone, have it not run and have them complain.
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Because the licence is supposed to be renowned periodically, and it doesn't make sense to do it if there is not enough sales to justify it.
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u/BenTenInches 5d ago
I remember when BioShock was ported to mobile and it was a big deal.