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That decision was quietly reversed this year, all because nobody stepped forward to defend the exemption.

Nobody did so for the accessibility exemption.

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The Office continues to support enactment of a permanent exemption."

Yes, you’re reading that right - the governmentwantsto make this accessibility exemption permanent.

The rules just mean it can’t do so without an external advocate.

An orange car in The Crew.

Almost all of the proposed exemptions were struck down - except, specifically, the one for PC games.

“This is not to say that it wasn’t used.

There just was no efficient way for us to find anyone who had.

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So, we did not seek renewal.

The ESA says its members won’t support the one form of game preservation that might actually work.

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A screenshot of the upcoming PS5 game, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

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Lewis Pullman as "Bob" in Thunderbolts*

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The cast of Thunderbolts standing in an elevator during the trailer for the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie.

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