Emulation - The Legalities, Ethics, Benefits and Drawbacks

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Leadified said:

Bandorr said:

Yeah there would probably be little to no benefit. Even if one emulator supported it, the others wouldn't. So they would have to 'offer' a reason to use that one emulator that is supported. Which they just won't be able too. Plus that would just encourage piracy/emulation to a degree.

Nature of capitalism really. Still, companies could take note of demand and offer their own legal emulators and ROMs which SEGA and SNK do on Steam.

I miss the days where companies would put their retro games into a compilation instead of selling them separately. I liked SNK Arcade Classics and Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection.