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carlosrg | 2 years ago

I see he's emulating Nintendo Switch games, which is a game console actually being sold, same as the games. I see no mention of him actually buying the games he's emulating, so this effectively is piracy.

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viraptor|2 years ago

> I see no mention of him actually buying the games he's emulating, so this effectively is piracy.

No, we don't know if the author bought the games or not and there's no reason to expect him to say it. Just as you didn't say you bought the computer you wrote that message on rather than steal it.

cableshaft|2 years ago

I buy Switch games and play them on my Switch (bought and playing Super Mario Wonder on it right now), but I also would like to play them on my Steam Deck as well (haven't gone through that process to get Switch games working yet, only older systems, but I will eventually).

For some games, it would be nice to only have to bring one portable system with me (like I own Advance Wars Reboot, but I think I'd prefer playing it on Steam Deck and being able to bring it with me along with the rest of my Steam library).

Same with older systems. I own tons of retro games, but I'd rather play them on Steam Deck (especially since it has integration with Retro Achievements) than dig out my old consoles.

norwalkbear|2 years ago

I emulate the switch games I own as well because the emulator can play the games in 4k with less frame drops on my gaming PC. I still play my switch on the go tho.

PcChip|2 years ago

Why wouldn't you assume he owns them?