It can also just be for preservation purposes. A lot of old game consoles are dying, and so are CRT televisions (which just aren't manufactured anymore). Enthus

It can also just be for preservation purposes. A lot of old game consoles are dying, and so are CRT televisions (which just aren't manufactured anymore). Enthusiasts would want both of these to be repairable so that old games can be played forever (but AFAIK, only CRTs are actually repairable). The supply of both of them are shrinking, so only repairability would help their longevity. I guess that also ties into how long the guarantee of repairability should last. Nothing lasts forever; at some point, the parts to make the technology may stop being manufactured and sold.