They wanted to figure out how many old games were commercially available in an easy-to-buy way — for example, on modern versions of older consoles, like the PlayStation 5's subscription service.

Tracy Charlton, owner of Minus World Video Games, is hosting the fifth iteration of his retro gaming expo in Layton this ...

You see, the thing is, a lot of old Switch games run better on Switch 2 by default. Not all of them. Not always in noticeable ways. And, with a weird propensity to crash, not always a net positive.

Not so long ago, old video games and consoles were the kind of thing you found in hard rubbish — or maybe at a garage sale. Now, they're collectibles. Sometimes extremely valuable ones.