Myrient ROM site to shut down on March 31

Myrient, a self-described "game preservation service" launched in 2022 with hundreds of terabytes of retro videogames, will close on March 31.

The site's solo operator, Alexey, said traffic rose while donations stayed the same, leaving him to cover the shortfall. "I have been paying more than $6,000 out of pocket every month in order to cover the difference which is not sustainable," he wrote in messages on Discord and Telegram.

Alexey outlined the decision and its reasons on both Discord and Telegram as he prepared to shut the service down.

The closure does not affect hShop, a 3DS piracy site linked in Myrient's header. Donations received after March 31 will be forwarded to hShop, according to Myrient's Telegram page.

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