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‘Devil May Cry’ and ‘Bayonetta’ creator Hideki Kamiya says game preservation efforts aren’t good enough

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massively inflated prices on the secondary market.The recent trend of record-setting auctions for vintage video games is a big part of the  preservation problem, according to Kamiya.

While some speculate that there may be a degree of market rigging going on, the high cost of classic games is partly down to titles not being available elsewhere.“As a collector myself, I understand the lure of wanting to have that game in the sealed package,” Kamiya told VCG, “[…] but as a fan, it’s a problem if somebody wants to play a game but they can’t get it because it’s being traded in these ridiculous marketplaces.”Kamiya added that “the responsibility for keeping those games available belongs to the company that owns the IP”, saying that a lack of.

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