Switch 2 Emulation Plans.

[Tattorack]

Does TemTem have Charizard?

What is important to you? Mechanics or branding?

 

[emmauss]

You just want to pirate the game. Just say that and no one will complain. People have circumstances. I'm from a country thats much less privileged than you, and even I understand the economics behind it.

 

[Lucas_Zxc]

You just want to pirate the game. Just say that and no one will complain. People have circumstances. I'm from a country thats much less privileged than you, and even I understand the economics behind it.

I'm not going to say what I don't want; I'm going to say what I do want, and what I want is to play the games I love on the platform I've chosen to be assumed

Stop saying I want to be a pirate, you're wrong. because if Nintendo ported their games to PC, I'd buy them no problem

 

[Tattorack]

I'm not going to say what I don't want; I'm going to say what I do want, and what I want is to play the games I love on the platform I've chosen to be assumed

Stop saying I want to be a pirate, you're wrong. because if Nintendo ported their games to PC, I'd buy them no problem

But they haven't. So you have to pirate their games. Ergo, you're a pirate.

 

[Lucas_Zxc]

What is important to you? Mechanics or branding?

what I think is important is that exclusives shouldn't exist, so that everyone can play what they love without having to depend on a platform that:
they won't use it much and they'll only play the exclusives and nothing else

 

[Tattorack]

what I think is important is that exclusives shouldn't exist, so that everyone can play what they love without having to depend on a platform that:
they won't use it much and they'll only play the exclusives and nothing else

Well, lucky you, then, that the creature-capture concept isn't exclusive to Nintendo.

Regardless, how does that opinion help or matter in the context of Switch 2 hacking? It's not going to happen any faster.

 

[Lucas_Zxc]

But they haven't. So you have to pirate their games. Ergo, you're a pirate.

but is it my fault or Nintendo's fault that they don't want to port their games to PC?

who says I'm going to pirate? i might as well buy the console so i can dump the games to use the emulator legally, i'm just not going to buy it now until the emulator comes out

 

[Tattorack]

but is it my fault or Nintendo's fault that they don't want to port their games to PC?

who says I'm going to pirate? i might as well buy the console so i can dump the games to use the emulator legally, i'm just not going to buy it now until the emulator comes out

There is no legal emulation. Dumping games is still piracy. Nintendo's EULA clearly states that they will not condone emulation or rom dumping, that the only way to use their products is how they explicitly provide it, and any other use is considered misuse. Misuse that can and sometimes did result in legal action, and certainly resulted in bans from Nintendo services.

Let's just say you have a pretty wrong idea about what constitutes "piracy" and what doesn't.

 

[Lucas_Zxc]

There is no legal emulation. Dumping games is still piracy. Nintendo's EULA clearly states that they will not condone emulation or rom dumping, that the only way to use their products is how they explicitly provide it, and any other use is considered misuse. Misuse that can and sometimes did result in legal action, and certainly resulted in bans from Nintendo services.

Let's just say you have a pretty wrong idea about what constitutes "piracy" and what doesn't.

actually, Nintendo EULA, but not UEA law nor where I live dumping the console is not illegal, nor even emulation, there are already precedents for that

and if we go by that scenario, hacking the console and unlocking it, even if it's to enhance it, is also illegal, no?

 

[Tattorack]

actually, dummying the console is not illegal, nor even emulation, there are already precedents for that

and if we go by that scenario, hacking the console and unlocking it, even if it's to enhance it, is also illegal, no?

Yes. It's all illegal. Glad you're catching on.

 

[Lucas_Zxc]

Yes. It's all illegal. Glad you're catching on.

so, what's your point?

and also, something I wanted to talk to you guys about, we're having this whole conversation, in a post whose title is:

Switch 2 Emulation Plans.​

My fellow high seas adventurers. Once Switch 2 emulation is available, what are your plans?

I think I'll go half and half.

- Meaning buy a mini-PC just powerful enough to play Switch 2 games

- ONLY buying Nintendo game cards USED (cause fuck Nintendo) since (at the moment they're guaranteed to have the full game

- icing on the cake, the whole Switch 2 to Switch 1 game streaming would be nice if the emulator can support it

- also icing, if someone makes a USB card reader, I would love to run Switch 2 games via that like a real console.

Thoughts?

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well, I don't even know how it came to this, I just wanted to give a bit of hope to those who think the Switch 2 is unhackable with the recent Xbox One unlock

at least, it gave me hope

 

[Marc_LFD]

I'm not going to say what I don't want; I'm going to say what I do want, and what I want is to play the games I love on the platform I've chosen to be assumed

Stop saying I want to be a pirate, you're wrong. because if Nintendo ported their games to PC, I'd buy them no problem

That is piracy whether you accept it or not.

Look, I pirate shows, movies, and games and I'm not going to pretend I won't.

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but is it my fault or Nintendo's fault that they don't want to port their games to PC?

who says I'm going to pirate? i might as well buy the console so i can dump the games to use the emulator legally, i'm just not going to buy it now until the emulator comes out

Even if Nintendo did port their games to PC I doubt you'd buy them, you just want it for free.

 

[Lucas_Zxc]

Even if Nintendo did port their games to PC I doubt you'd buy them, you just want it for free.

and how do you know that for sure? you don't even know me, nor do you know anything about me

 

[emmauss]

and how do you know that for sure? you don't even know me, nor do you know anything about me

If the shoe fits, they say. We don't know you, but from what you've said so far, if you feel like something is not worth your money, you would still go and get it for free if you can. Not because you have the choice of sale, but because you expect everything to be available to you. You don't want to buy the switch because you do not see its worth, but you still want to play games published for it. You don't see the worth of the games itself, at all.
You will pirate PC games because it's the same thing. If a game even has a form of drm in it, you will use that as excuse to play the cracked version. You wouldn't just ignore the game and not interact with it like a normal person would. Because you want something, you will get it by force.
If you don't find the worth in something, then don't interact with it.

 

[Lucas_Zxc]

If the show fits, they say. We don't know you, but from what you've said so far, if you feel like something is not worth your money, you would still go and get it for free if you can. Not because you have the choice of sale, but because you expect everything to be available to you. You don't want to buy the switch because you do not see its worth, but you still want to play games published for it. You don't see the worth of the games itself, at all.
You will pirate PC games because it's the same thing. If a game even has a form of drm in it, you will use that as excuse to play the cracked version. You wouldn't just ignore the game and not interact with it like a normal person would. Because you want something, you will get it by force.
If you don't find the worth in something, then don't interact with it.

Well, all I can say is that you're wrong, and stop assuming what I supposedly want. If you don't know or don't want to understand what I really want, then stop saying that I just want “free games.”

and spoiler: I buy my games on PC, Steam, Epic and Gog, all and the only stores I use
the only games I pirate are those that can no longer be bought in these specific stores

 

[emmauss]

Well, all I can say is that you're wrong, and stop assuming what I supposedly want. If you don't know or don't want to understand what I really want, then stop saying that I just want “free games.”

and spoiler: I buy my games on PC, Steam, Epic and Gog, all and the only stores I use
the only games I pirate are those that can no longer be bought in these specific stores

So you still pirate it, every console and game thats not on the PC.

 

[Lucas_Zxc]

So you still pirate it, every console and game thats not on the PC.

but not because "I want free games"

and another thing, I may as well buy a Switch 2 when the emulator arrives so I can dump the games to use the emulator legally

anyway, it doesn't change that you're wrong about me

 

[RyanTheArchivist]

"because I want to play his games like Pokopia on my PC because I'm a assumed PC Gamer and I don't want to buy a console that 1. I won't use much, 2. I'll technically play just because of the exclusives and nothing else (see, that's why I hate console exclusives)"

You just described the entire point of exclusives actually. They exist to draw people towards the system.

 

[Lucas_Zxc]

You just described the entire point of exclusives actually. They exist to draw people towards the system.

but I don't think that's right for us

right for companies, but not for us

 

[gbazone]

but I don't think that's right for us

right for companies, but not for us

To you, is it wrong that you can't get sushi at an Italian restaurant?