Retro gaming is being overrun with AI

AI coding tools have sharply accelerated decompilation and recomposition projects that port retro games to new platforms, but the surge has strained preservation communities, with one tracking site shutting down over hostile forks and AI-assisted "finishing" of others' work. The article weighs the boom in interest and accessibility against preservationists' concerns that AI-driven speed sacrifices understanding of how games were built, while noting Xbox has set up an Xbox Labs division to explore the space.