Wouldn't it be great if console manufacturers would produce emulators ?

[Hourai]

It seems like brand loyalty and nostalgia play a big role, especially when companies market their products with a sense of community and belonging. It's interesting to see how that shapes their relationship with those "overlords."
And people with some real-world experience can see the bullshit they are trying to pass off as "We are your friends" when the consumer is little more than a small piggy bank to them. Cigarette companies used to pull this tactic with birthday gifts and cards, small, little made-in-Taiwan items that they got for cents and not dollars. I mean cents.

Ah, that's true. The belonging bit. Gen Z grew up a lot on social media, where those sort of permanent presences were expected. Outside of Tumblr - since everyone there bullies corporate accounts off the site whenever they try and aggressively mocks all forms of monetization - that kind of stuff is a part of life for them. Sarcastic wendys no doubt caused a lot of harm for that reason, too. Same with the horrific advertising that's naturally integrated into the everything. It's always been everywhere for them, rather than it being one banner on the top and bottom, and maybe a square on the side if there was space

It’s frustrating to see how some gaming companies prioritize profit over genuine engagement with their audience. It often feels like they cater to the loudest voices in the room, losing touch with what truly matters to the players. Self-censorship and commercialization can dilute creativity and authenticity, which is what many of us love about gaming. It’s important for us, as players, to keep speaking up and supporting companies that value their player base over just cashing in on quick trends.
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It super is, yeah. Just really does not feel like it means anything when those loud voices spend so much on a gambling game that Genshin made as much money as Elden Ring in the latter's release year. People will flock to the most popular predatory systems and throw their full support behind it. Individual support means nothing, and the people who fork over their credit cards either lack the control, or simply do not care to change. While other issues - thinking of Dragon Age Veilguard - have the suits see the poor sales and think the issue isn't that it sucks, or that the edges were so sanded down it's now a circle, and see the issue is that they didn't monetize it enough because we all know that would've actually made it get more money.

 

[The Missing Link]

Why would I want to pay money for something that's already available for free? Why do people want to give their money to corporations so badly?

Just another form of control basically, better off just playing for free.

 

[Action_Hank]

That's what switch online is. You wanna pay a monthly sub for that emulator set? You wanna lose everything when they shutdown the eshop a decade later? You want to give these companies even more standing to end piracy wholesale?

Idk just asking

 

[cuttyflam]

Sounds like that'd be horrible for their business though.

 

[Toaster]

No and didnt they release those mini consoles, the "official emulators" already?

 

[Adrastia]

They would overcharge us probably maybe even make it subscription based and they would use it probably to sue people who already make emulators.

Definitely. A major console company could never make a fun and user friendly emulator as a product and not screw us all over. The sad part is that even if they nickel and dimed us on subscription tiers ect... and sued indie emulator devs, people would come out of the woodwork to defend them. Especially Nintendo fans.

 

[MasterEn]

Definitely. A major console company could never make a fun and user friendly emulator as a product and not screw us all over. The sad part is that even if they nickel and dimed us on subscription tiers ect... and sued indie emulator devs, people would come out of the woodwork to defend them. Especially Nintendo fans.

i'm a nintendo fan and i don't defend the emulator and rom site shutdowns. it would be different if they actually put the games up in their digital storefronts or sold collections in stores, but they don't. eventually, they will screw up and even the loyal fans won't come to their aid.