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===Results of Delisting of Games===

~~While newer downloads and purchases aren't available~~, ~~users who~~ have ~~downloaded~~ or purchased the games ~~before can still~~ access their games.

Depending on the title, these games will either have no capability of receiving new installs, specifically only seen with the mobile releases, or merely being incapable of being newly purchased, such as the console and PC ports. Consumers who have previously installed these games and never uninstalled them should continue to retain access to their games. However, it is plausible and historically has happened for certain delisted titles to become permanently incapable of being run. Releases such as Angry Birds Go depend on access to a server just to run matches, while core assets in games such as Angry Birds Epic were exclusive to servers that no-longer exist, and as such, are incapable of launching.

~~This~~, ~~however~~, ~~doesn't mean users are guaranteed to be able to access their~~ games ~~in the future~~, ~~as they can remove their old apps from the digital stores preventing downloads altogether~~, ~~or shutdown~~ their ~~game's servers since some~~ of their ~~games require users~~ to ~~be always connected~~ to ~~the internet (Angry Birds Go, Angry Birds Epic etc), or even in some cases where their game~~'s ~~core assets~~ are not ~~in the base game but downloaded from Rovio's servers (Angry Birds Epic)~~

Additionally, older installs may also just stop functioning, since operating system updates can remove programming libraries that games depend on, so for example, a consumer may not be capable of transferring their install of Angry Birds Rio from their device running Android 3 to one running Android 10 or later. PC ports are also not immune to this problem either since Windows 11's compatibility features are diminishing,<ref>https://splicedonline.com/why-old-pc-games-not-working-on-windows-11/</ref> so access may soon only be accessible to tech-savvy consumers.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/zneuok/windows_11_update_has_caused_older_games_to_be/</ref>

===Implications===

Rovio's ~~newer titles are known for implementing~~ micro-transactions<ref>https://mobilesyrup.com/2015/08/23/review-angry-birds-2-is-a-great-game-ruined-by-ridiculous-microtransactions/</ref> and "rewarded video" advertisements.<ref>https://www.rovio.com/rovio-ads/</ref> While the original Angry Birds titles were later updated to include in-app purchases and advertisements, Rovio Classics: Angry Birds had a single $0.99 purchase for 390 levels.<ref>https://www.adexchanger.com/ad-exchange-news/monday-27022023/</ref> The delisting of ~~both~~ the original games and paid ~~version shows~~ the importance of preservation and value in mobile games and how both aspects are lacking in the ~~2020s~~.

Rovio's recent pattern has involved integrating micro-transactions<ref>https://mobilesyrup.com/2015/08/23/review-angry-birds-2-is-a-great-game-ruined-by-ridiculous-microtransactions/</ref> and "rewarded video" advertisements within their releases.<ref>https://www.rovio.com/rovio-ads/</ref> While the original Angry Birds titles were later updated to include in-app purchases and advertisements, Rovio Classics: Angry Birds had a single $0.99 purchase for 390 levels.<ref>https://www.adexchanger.com/ad-exchange-news/monday-27022023/</ref> The delisting of the original games and modern paid versions show the importance of preservation and value in mobile games and how both aspects are lacking in the current day.

==Forced arbitration==

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 ===Results of Delisting of Games===
-While newer downloads and purchases aren't available, users who have downloaded or purchased the games before can still access their games.
+Depending on the title, these games will either have no capability of receiving new installs, specifically only seen with the mobile releases, or merely being incapable of being newly purchased, such as the console and PC ports. Consumers who have previously installed these games and never uninstalled them should continue to retain access to their games. However, it is plausible and historically has happened for certain delisted titles to become permanently incapable of being run. Releases such as Angry Birds Go depend on access to a server just to run matches, while core assets in games such as Angry Birds Epic were exclusive to servers that no-longer exist, and as such, are incapable of launching.
-This, however, doesn't mean users are guaranteed to be able to access their games in the future, as they can remove their old apps from the digital stores preventing downloads altogether, or shutdown their game's servers since some of their games require users to be always connected to the internet (Angry Birds Go, Angry Birds Epic etc), or even in some cases where their game's core assets are not in the base game but downloaded from Rovio's servers (Angry Birds Epic)
+Additionally, older installs may also just stop functioning, since operating system updates can remove programming libraries that games depend on, so for example, a consumer may not be capable of transferring their install of Angry Birds Rio from their device running Android 3 to one running Android 10 or later. PC ports are also not immune to this problem either since Windows 11's compatibility features are diminishing,<ref>https://splicedonline.com/why-old-pc-games-not-working-on-windows-11/</ref> so access may soon only be accessible to tech-savvy consumers.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/zneuok/windows_11_update_has_caused_older_games_to_be/</ref>
 ===Implications===
-Rovio's newer titles are known for implementing micro-transactions<ref>https://mobilesyrup.com/2015/08/23/review-angry-birds-2-is-a-great-game-ruined-by-ridiculous-microtransactions/</ref> and "rewarded video" advertisements.<ref>https://www.rovio.com/rovio-ads/</ref> While the original Angry Birds titles were later updated to include in-app purchases and advertisements, Rovio Classics: Angry Birds had a single $0.99 purchase for 390 levels.<ref>https://www.adexchanger.com/ad-exchange-news/monday-27022023/</ref> The delisting of both the original games and paid version shows the importance of preservation and value in mobile games and how both aspects are lacking in the 2020s.
+Rovio's recent pattern has involved integrating micro-transactions<ref>https://mobilesyrup.com/2015/08/23/review-angry-birds-2-is-a-great-game-ruined-by-ridiculous-microtransactions/</ref> and "rewarded video" advertisements within their releases.<ref>https://www.rovio.com/rovio-ads/</ref> While the original Angry Birds titles were later updated to include in-app purchases and advertisements, Rovio Classics: Angry Birds had a single $0.99 purchase for 390 levels.<ref>https://www.adexchanger.com/ad-exchange-news/monday-27022023/</ref> The delisting of the original games and modern paid versions show the importance of preservation and value in mobile games and how both aspects are lacking in the current day.
 ==Forced arbitration==