Emulation isn't illegal, and to demand those kinds of damages from an open source project is so wack.
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expatriatedtexan
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Nintendo sucks. It’ll hurt less if they make a console with modern hardware for once
henchman21
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2.4m for Nintendo is nothing... this is more about them stopping pirating via 'protecting their IP.'
UncleRisto
Not Great, Bob!
henchman21
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The point was to be punitive enough for them to stop. This is a very grey area of the law... where the emulator itself is legal, but the methods to build it likely infringe upon Nintendo's IP heavily. Meaning that the end results of Yuzu was likely legal... but to get to that point, a bunch of illegal actions had to take place. The settlement probably helps the long-term viability of emulators as there is no legal precedent really made here.
It'll be interesting to see the fallout of this and how it applies moving forward. Nintendo (and all game companies) are getting increasingly protective of their previous IP. Likely to sell us Skyrim 55 times.
expatriatedtexan
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It's going to get worse and more convoluted as AI becomes the thing that is infringing on IP.
Don't forget when Nintendo decided that pirating their own games and then selling those was easier than dumping the carts themselves: Did Nintendo download a Mario ROM and sell it back to us?
Anyone excited for Dragon’s Dogma II? It looks like a blast a just like the first.
I definitely plan on playing it at some point. Right now I have a huge backlog of games.
NPCs dying and needing to be resurrected at their graves within a certain time, or be lost forever sounds interesting.
UncleRisto
Not Great, Bob!
My Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection is already downloaded. Now just waiting four hours for it to start working.
Server issues? I want to get it, the Dice games are nothing like the classics.
I am with @UncleRisto on the Emulation discussion, like I understand that it isn't illegal, but the entire aspect is on the foundation of hacking your Switch in ways that Nintendo never really intended for it to be used. That is the reason why they sued and that is the reason why they won. This shouldn't be "shocking" to anyone, Nintendo probably cares because it is the Switch and could lead to potential pirating of their games and platforms, if we're talking about Pokemon Diamond or Metroid for SNES, I don't think Nintendo cares enough.
With that said, gaming companies are as corrupt as these emulations. Just look at EA and their microtransactions.
With that said, gaming companies are as corrupt as these emulations. Just look at EA and their microtransactions.
UncleRisto
Not Great, Bob!
It's a pre-order, locked until release.
Lol, pre-ordered games I had twenty years ago on PS2. This is my life now.
Ohh okay. Sometimes unpacking a game takes longer than the download on steam for me.
Edit: Games you had 20 years ago what an exaggeration—Oh no…
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Yea but your living room probably looks better than mine and having a hilarious amount of consoles in there to just play the original version of games
expatriatedtexan
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I'd be interested in how it holds up. I'm still working through my backlog. In the middle of Cyberpunk now and have the entire Dragon's Age series on-deck but after that I'm all caught up and will be looking for new or even new-old content like Star Wars.
UncleRisto
Not Great, Bob!
I know. With one of my earliest games, Crash Team Racing, I've been like "I remember playing this like 15 years ago... Well, actually 20 years ago, too... and... 25 years ago?"
@expatriatedtexan obviously played Pong in 1976, though, so we're good.
expatriatedtexan
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Yep. Me and the wife also went out during the Covid years and bought both the mini Artari Classic and Nintendo NES that came loaded with about hundred games a piece. We still have parties and introduce folks to Combat! and turn it into a drinking game.I know. With one of my earliest games, Crash Team Racing, I've been like "I remember playing this like 15 years ago... Well, actually 20 years ago, too... and... 25 years ago?"
@expatriatedtexan obviously played Pong in 1976, though, so we're good.
Ceremony
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Crossposting this here to laugh at Risto
My favourite part is unquestionably the size - 62.87GB for this on Steam. For two PS2 games.
I almost, almost considered buying this. I never buy games at launch and I definitely never buy digital games at full price.
'Probably one of the worst launches of all time': Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection players tear into Aspyr for bugs, crashes, and 3 64-player launch servers for nearly 10,000 users
The Classic Collection was meant to bring balance to Battlefront, not destroy it.www.pcgamer.com
My favourite part is unquestionably the size - 62.87GB for this on Steam. For two PS2 games.
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