Embracer Group‘s recent Q3 earnings presentation revealed a number of interesting insights into the holdings company’s future endeavors, including that Little Nightmares dev Tarsier Studios will be working on a new IP and that the company has 150 games currently in development. The webcast also detailed an ambitious new project the company is currently pursuing, with Embracer looking to create an archive of “all video games.”
Detailed by Embracer Group‘s CEO Lars Wingefors, the project is one that he assumes will take decades to complete, assuming it’s ever finished at all. It’s being headed by Thomas Sunhede, the co-author of Svensk videospelsutveckling: fran 50-tal till 90-tal, which is an expansive novel about the history of Swedish video game development.
According to Wingefors, the idea for the archive spawned from his own love of collecting retro video games, with the CEO claiming the basis of the current collection was actually formerly his own. The rest has been amassed from various private collections from around Europe, with the items acquired supposedly ranging from extremely rare to wholly unique. There’s currently a total of 50,000 pieces, including games, consoles, accessories, and arcade machines, however, Wingefors still believes it’s early days for the projects and there’s still much more to be done.
As for what the archive will be primarily used for, it seems its core focus will be the preservation of video games. Wingefors does hint that there are other plans for it though, including the potential for traveling exhibitions and online showcases which would highlight specific items from the collection. As for where the archive will be located, the current plan is for it to be based in Embracer‘s headquarters in Varmland. The archive seems to be a passion project for the company, with Wingefors claiming that working on it “will be a true joy for myself and many of my colleagues,” and he will update those interested as it develops in the years to come.
Although there’s little currently to see from the archive, it’s definitely an exciting project that will help preserve and prolong the history of video games. Embracer Group advisor Martin Lindell later commented on a number of lingering questions surrounding the idea on Twitter, telling one interested party that the collection would be physical as “digital-only releases will be a challenge to maintain.” He goes on to share that he hopes there will be collaboration on the project, with developers hopefully working alongside Embracer to make the archive a comprehensive account of video game history.
Source: Embracer Group, Twitter – Martin Lindell
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