You honestly believe people download emulators to play games they own already? That means they have the console still… Sooooo… Oh no you’re right. People buy tears of the kingdom and then buy a $1200 PC to run it instead of a switch. My bad. You’re totally right. Emulation is in no way linked to liracy whatsoever. Even I haven’t pirated 3 million games from all systems. In fact I purchased ALL of my games super legally just so I could emulate them 🫠
So if I want to run some of my old games from before 2000, I need to run a Windows 98 or XP computer, because you think emulators should be illegal? I’m not going to install windows 98 on an actual computer, I emulate it so I can run the games I legally own.
Now, it does facilitate it because all you need is a ROM from any source.
But saying emulators should be prosecuted would be the same as arguing that Steam’s Proton should be banned because you can launch pirated games through it.
SolidShake@lemmy.world 1 day ago
yep. why? do you understand the only reason people get an emulator is to pirate roms?
dev_null@lemmy.ml 2 hours ago
To play games they own on other systems?
SolidShake@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
You honestly believe people download emulators to play games they own already? That means they have the console still… Sooooo… Oh no you’re right. People buy tears of the kingdom and then buy a $1200 PC to run it instead of a switch. My bad. You’re totally right. Emulation is in no way linked to liracy whatsoever. Even I haven’t pirated 3 million games from all systems. In fact I purchased ALL of my games super legally just so I could emulate them 🫠
frozen@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 50 minutes ago
I didn’t buy a $1200 PC to play TotK. I already had a $1200 PC and decided I wanted to use it to play the game I paid for with better performance.
hmmm@sh.itjust.works 1 hour ago
You are wrong. PS4 Emulator is used by most of the Legal Bloodborne Gamer who own game and PS4. To get 60 FPS patches.
P1nkman@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
So if I want to run some of my old games from before 2000, I need to run a Windows 98 or XP computer, because you think emulators should be illegal? I’m not going to install windows 98 on an actual computer, I emulate it so I can run the games I legally own.
SolidShake@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
That’s vastly different. No one is buying a Nintendo game and then downloading ryujinx to play it since you don’t download Nintendo games on your PC.
Mistic@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Emulation itself doesn’t constitute piracy.
Now, it does facilitate it because all you need is a ROM from any source.
But saying emulators should be prosecuted would be the same as arguing that Steam’s Proton should be banned because you can launch pirated games through it.
heavydust@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
If that’s the limit of your knowledge, I can help you. Read more on the subject maybe.