Emulation - The Legalities, Ethics, Benefits and Drawbacks

[Cerebralbore101]

VGPolyglot said:

Cerebralbore101 said:

That's because this thread, isn't that thread. Notice how I haven't even posted in that thread? Now that I've been digging into my Terranigma Repro I'd love to talk about it there, but I'm not going to, (because bringing up how it's fair game for a Repro due to it's age, and lack of release in the states is banned from the discussion). If I can't say everything I want to say in a thread, about a topic, then it's pointless to bother. I mean, imagine a future thread on Super Mario Odyssey, where you can't even point out that one level that you didn't like. 

Oh, so reproductions are fine? I am not entirely sure that it's PC gaming that you have a problem with, not the piracy and emulation.

C'mon man. I said it all the way back in Zero's thread on BotW back in May. Emulation is fine so long as you aren't using it to pirate games that are on store shelves. Repro carts aren't exactly emulation, but the same principle applies. Eventually patents run out and things become public domain. I'm a firm believer that piracy of anything over a decade old is just fine, since there's hardly any money to be made off of it. If these Persona 5, and BotW emulation threads were made in 2021 when Switch and PS4 are last gen, I wouldn't have an issue with it at all.