I wouldn’t call it directly piracy. Emulators lets you play games on more platforms. I love being able to play SNES games (Super Mario Island, which I already own) on my PC using an xbox controller.
The big issue is that they were supporting a game that was only available via piracy. Tears of the Kingdom leaked like two weeks early, but you could only access the game via piracy. Someone stole a game cart from a retailer, ripped it, and illegally uploaded it. And Yuzu immediately began working on patches for it. So any “we don’t support piracy” claims they may have been able to use went right out the fucking window. Because they were directly supporting a game that was only available via piracy.
It was a dumb move through and through, and I’m honestly surprised they didn’t get slapped with a lawsuit as soon as the first post-leak patch happened.
I wouldn’t call it directly piracy. Emulators lets you play games on more platforms. I love being able to play SNES games (Super Mario Island, which I already own) on my PC using an xbox controller.
The big issue is that they were supporting a game that was only available via piracy. Tears of the Kingdom leaked like two weeks early, but you could only access the game via piracy. Someone stole a game cart from a retailer, ripped it, and illegally uploaded it. And Yuzu immediately began working on patches for it. So any “we don’t support piracy” claims they may have been able to use went right out the fucking window. Because they were directly supporting a game that was only available via piracy.
It was a dumb move through and through, and I’m honestly surprised they didn’t get slapped with a lawsuit as soon as the first post-leak patch happened.
Yuzu in particular, sure. But that doesn’t mean that all emulators supports piracy.