• Revan343@lemmy.ca
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    1 month ago

    Right?

    If they hate emulators so much, why aren’t they selling native x86 versions?

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      1 month ago

      they could even sell a VM image as they’ve proven it still runs better virtualised on other machines than it does native on theirs

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      1 month ago

      "Hey we released this new game buuuuut you’re going to need to purchase an entire separate computer system we call a ‘console’ because we refuse to compile the game binary for PC OSes, nor provide the source for you to do so yourself”

      I interpret distributors and publishers treating me as a second (or third) class citizen as carte blanche to acquire your content and make the necessary changes to make it work on my environment of choice.

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        an entire separate computer system we call a ‘console’

        I get it; I even tend to like their consoles. The Switch is fantastic for what it is, when it came out (though admittedly: I am more likely to buy a Steam Deck than a Switch 2, at least as of now, not knowing the Switch 2’s specs).

        But either sell an x86 build, or get over emulators. Or develop a taste for my favourite cocktail, if you can’t pick between the other two options