Germany's 60,000-Game Preservation Project Collapses as Funding Ends

A massive preservation project in Germany has officially collapsed. The initiative aimed to archive 60,000 different video games. It was intended to create the world's largest game archive. Success was halted when €1.5M in funding dried up. This loss of capital has ended the project's operations. The collapse impacts the long-term preservation of gaming history. Many digital assets may now be at risk of being lost. The situation highlights the fragility of large-scale cultural archives.