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Message: [QUOTE="baroterri9000, post: 68941, member: 235999"] I play both and have invested a bit of money in my retro setup - but emulators definitely have a lot more advantages. Mature emulators, like PCSX2, Dolphin and Duckstation, will almost always: [LIST] [*]Run nearly all content well. [*]Allow for enhancements, like higher render resolution, texture packs and more. [*]Allow for game-specific settings that original hardware doesn't allow. [LIST] [*]My favourite is fixing bad control schemes. Eg - Shinobi (PS2) inverts the right stick on the x axis only, and has no in-game option to change this. PCSX2 allows for per-game controller profiles that let me play with a better control scheme. [/LIST] [*]Provide a higher fidelity experience than what the original console can provide. [LIST] [*]Breath of the Wild on Cemu is the best example of this. You can run that game at almost any resolution, at a high frame rate and with incredibly high quality textures. The result is a beautiful graphical experience that rivals PC games. [/LIST] [*]Have a very low cost of entry, especially if you have a half-decent PC. [LIST] [*]I was able to run Mario Kart Double Dash on Dolphin at 1080p with an HD texture pack on an i7500 + GT1030 (which is a very, very weak GPU). [*]This is thanks to how well optimised these emulators have become over the years. [/LIST] [/LIST] If supported, your games will look and play much better on emulator. HOWEVER, these are the things emulators can't do: [LIST] [*]Not everything emulates well. Some obscure games won't run well, even on popular, well-maintained emulators, and many systems just don't have good emulators yet. [LIST] [*]A notable example is the N64, which we still don't have a cycle accurate emulator for yet. [/LIST] [*]Some peripherals, like light guns, can't easily be emulated on PC. [/LIST] The most important factor that can never be emulated is the feel and imperfection of playing on physical hardware. I'm an idiot who bought a really nice CRT, good quality RGB SCART cables and EverDrives for most of my consoles. It's a very expensive endeavour, but there's no emulation that can mimic the experience of sitting in front of a humming fishbowl TV with your old, worn out (and sometimes slightly wonky) controller in hand. I've read other guys here compare physical hardware to vinyl - I think that's hit the nail on the head. Had I not collected most of my hardware slowly over the years, I wouldn't touch the physical side of the hobby. [/QUOTE]

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