Marvel vs. Capcom's disappearance spotlights the downside of a digital future

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 has a rabid cult of fans, and its rerelease on XBLA/PSN along with a full-fledged sequel were high points of the last console generation. Both are still popular in the fighting game community, but soon those games will be unreachable through any digital means. Capcom announced that both games (along with their DLC) will soon disappear from Microsoft's and Sony’s services, with no