BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 9 months agoGitLab confirms it’s removed Suyu, a fork of Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzuwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.workspulse_of_truth@infosec.pubemulation@lemmy.mlpiracy@lemmy.dbzer0.comtechnology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up120arrow-down1external-linkGitLab confirms it’s removed Suyu, a fork of Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzuwww.theverge.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square5fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.workspulse_of_truth@infosec.pubemulation@lemmy.mlpiracy@lemmy.dbzer0.comtechnology@lemmy.ml
minus-squareTurboWafflz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·9 months agoNintendo does realize this whole thing is only going to discourage legitimate users not pirates, right?
minus-squareToes♀linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoI wouldn’t be surprised if we see in the near future emulators that shamelessly borrow protected code now.
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoIt’s not going to discourage enough legitimate users to matter. Plus, this has been Nintendo’s MO for a long time now.
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-29 months agoHow do you figure? I haven’t seen any surveys, but I would guess the people playing games they’ve dumped themselves are far outweighed by pirates.
minus-squareTurboWafflz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoYes, but those few are far more likely to stop because of this than pirates. It would be far harder to make pirates stop developing and using emulators than legitimate users because they aren’t worried about legal problems
Nintendo does realize this whole thing is only going to discourage legitimate users not pirates, right?
I wouldn’t be surprised if we see in the near future emulators that shamelessly borrow protected code now.
It’s not going to discourage enough legitimate users to matter. Plus, this has been Nintendo’s MO for a long time now.
How do you figure? I haven’t seen any surveys, but I would guess the people playing games they’ve dumped themselves are far outweighed by pirates.
Yes, but those few are far more likely to stop because of this than pirates. It would be far harder to make pirates stop developing and using emulators than legitimate users because they aren’t worried about legal problems