The question is unanswerable because we don't have access to a parallel universe with sane copyrights. We can't predict that future, or even a parallel present.
I can think of a number of artistic references that would be culturally interesting ways to incorporate old video game code into new games, but there's no way to predict what will be created after several cultural iterations across a few generations. We can only imagine the art of which we are being deprived.
I can think of a number of artistic references that would be culturally interesting ways to incorporate old video game code into new games, but there's no way to predict what will be created after several cultural iterations across a few generations. We can only imagine the art of which we are being deprived.