If they had an actual plan or history of preserving games I’d not care about emulator development. But with the industry track record being so poor we need emulators if for nothing else for preservation.
So much culturally interesting data has already been lost to time which I bet future historians would absolutely love to have access to. The internet archive is missing much of the early internet, while old iPhone and Android apps are largely unable to be run even if you have the APK/IPA required,
stupidcasey@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Personally I don’t give a flying Fuck what the law says, breaking copyright is the only thing preventing the world from being more of a dystopian nightmare with subscription mice and trains that break down if you take them to a mechanic and I can’t wait for someone in china or India to take the Open source code and make a better emulator.
caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
I care what the law says if it’s wrong.
MrShankles@reddthat.com 5 weeks ago
I don’t much care of what is said, when it is just. I’m more concerned with those who claim to know the difference