So how would that work? I know we say emulators are allowed...but Nintendo came knocking a while ago, Github removed the repos pretty quick. If he goes and applies their fork-less license in a court of law....that would have very nasty consequences for them.
lime@feddit.nu 5 days ago
the big thing that caused nintendo to take action against the switch emulators was that the creators were taking money for it, and explicitly pirating games. like, they set up a patreon where you could pay for early access to builds specifically tailored to games that were not released yet.
mesamunefire@piefed.social 5 days ago
Theres a LOT of emulators that got caught in all that not just the ones that were taken down for legal reasons. Theres a reason most of the new emulators are not on Github/public git sites anymore.
Im not saying your wrong, what I am saying is that the situation is a bit nuanced and if a PSX emulator wants to push their "rights" they might find they actually dont have any when push comes to shove.
lime@feddit.nu 5 days ago
yeah they came down hard after someone crossed the line after looking the other way for like 30 years. i’m not surprised.
also, playstation is like the most legally well-tread area for emulators. remember bleem?
mesamunefire@piefed.social 4 days ago
thats a name I haven't heard in years! Oh wow blast from the past.