is Emulation killing the gaming industry?

[Chazore]

Ruler said:

Chazore said:

Figured someone was going to post some anti PC news, didn't take much to figure out who though.

Emulation keeps games from the past running today,e specially for those companies that forcefully kill said games. You cannot nor should not kill a part of history, like it or not. There are reasons why we archive films, music , seeds and all sorts of other items and objects throughout history, games should be no different. I sure as hell don't want to keep paying up to play Resident Evil 1 till I'm 80, those that support that logic can jog on for all I care.

Also as Kapi already pointed out, used sales can also be just as damaging.

I can't wait for the next piece from OP that paints PC in some dirty way.

How are used game hurting the industry? There is only so much as you can buy as there are copies avaible. Used games enventually drive prices up and forces the publishers to rerelease a game, this has happened a lot often times its proven. So you dont want to pay for a great classic like RE1 when you turn 80 but still want to pay for movies Indiana Jones or Jurassic Park by that time? 

Just like the athor says seems that someone takes advantage from the weaker established medium.

And yes this emulation culture is hurting the gaming industry, thats why you see all these new games coming out which heaviliy rely on MP, DLC, Microtransactions, always Online etc. Because brining out games who are a devoloped like a finished product instead of a service arent successfull in the long run unlike movies 

I like how you're climbing that high horse and the end part is basically pinning emulation on a single platform from all those insanely greedy business practices.

 

I don't even.

 

Ruler I know you claim you were an "ex" PC gamer, but you never cease to amaze me to the core on just how much you want to paint the platform. Every article from you has had some way or another when it comes to painting the negatives of PC gaming. I can easily guess the next article related to PC gaming from you as being negative.

I'm not a big fan of PS4 or X1, but you don't see me scour the net to try and copy+paste entire articles of bad news for them.