Atari Just Nuked OpenTTD’s Free Downloads and Everyone’s Mad
Atari has restricted the free downloads of OpenTTD, the open-source reimplementation of Transport Tycoon Deluxe, by requiring users to purchase the original game. This move has angered the gaming community, as OpenTTD has been freely available for decades and is considered a gold standard for open-source projects. The change necessitates buying the game on platforms like Steam or GOG, creating a barrier to access and raising concerns about gaming preservation and corporate control over community-driven projects.
- Entities
- Company: Atari
- Game: OpenTTD
- Platform: GOG
- Topic: Gaming Preservation
- Topic: Open Source Gaming
- Platform: PC
- Platform: Steam
- Game: Transport Tycoon Deluxe
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