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Nintendo is After YouTube Channel Now. They Also Took Action Against Creators of Ryujinx Emulator
Nintendo is taking care of another emulator, making use of its experienced lawyers.
hardware & software
Maciej Bogusz
October 2, 2024
Microsoft Intends to Give Games ‘Eternal Life.’ Special Team Was Established to Deal With This
According to a message that new Xbox brand CEO Sarah Bond recently sent out to her colleagues, Microsoft has set up a team to handle „preservation and forward compatibility”.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
April 8, 2024
Nintendo Sues Creators of Yuzu Emulator. Latest Zelda was Pirated a Million Times Before It Hit the Market
Nintendo has sued the makers of Yuzu, a Switch console emulator. The company cited the popularity of the pirated version of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom as an example of damages.
video games
Adrian Werner
February 28, 2024
Red Dead Redemption Now With 60 Fps Mode on PS5
Red Dead Redemption can finally be played at 60 frames per second. The catch is that it's only on the PS5 - at least for now.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
October 4, 2023
Bans for Emulation on Xbox Consoles? Microsoft Tightened the Rules
Phil Spencer wanted universal emulation of old games on all devices. However, for the time being, Microsoft is said to have ban users (including on consoles) for distributing and using emulators on Xboxes.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
July 28, 2023
Steam Plans Radical Steps in Wake of Nintendo Piracy Scandal
The popular emulator was supposed to debut on Steam, but Valve eventually blocked its launch on the platform.
video games
Maciej Gaffke
June 7, 2023
Denuvo Wants to Kill Switch Emulation on PC; Announces Death of Piracy
Denuvo creators have taken up the fight against emulation of Nintendo Switch games on PC, obviously in the interest of earnings and positive reviews of developers' works.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
August 25, 2022
Classic PS Plus Game Test; Digital Foundry is Not Impressed
Digital Foundry checked out the emulation of PlayStation, PS2 and PSP games available as part of PS Plus. The first impressions are not good.
video games
Adrian Werner
May 28, 2022
Sony Could be Working on PlayStation 3 Emulation for PS5
Rumors have surfaced online that Sony is working on enabling PlayStation 3 games to be emulated on the PlayStation 5 console.
video games
Adrian Werner
April 3, 2022
PS4 Achievements Swapped for PS3 Ones Fuel PS5 Backward Compatibility Hopes
Yesterday, Internet users reported that trophies from the PS4 were swapped for those of the PS3. Many see in this anomaly a confirmation of the theory that the future implementation of backward compatibility in PS5.
hardware & software
Michael Zegar
January 25, 2022
Android Games on Windows; Google Play Games Beta Launches
Google Play Games app, available for a long time in Google Play, is finally coming to Windows PCs. Users will be able to play games known from Android on their PCs.
video games
Martin Nothing
January 21, 2022
Google Creates App to Run Android Games on PC
Google is preparing an app that will enable PCs to run Android mobile games.
video games
Adrian Werner
December 11, 2021
Sony May be Preparing Its Own Game Pass; Schreier Reports on Project Spartacus
Jason Schreier reports that Sony plans to respond to Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass service with a subscription codenamed Spartacus in the spring. The offer is expected to be available on PS4 and PS5 and will be a combination of PS Plus and PS Now, as well as backward compatibility.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
December 3, 2021
Xbox's Phil Spencer Wants Emulation of Old Games on All Devices
Phil Spencer wants the entire industry to help 'preserve the past' of video games by collectively supporting emulation of old titles on any device.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
November 18, 2021
Xbox is Done With Backward Compatibility; Reasons Include Licensing
Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S will not receive any more backward compatible titles. Microsoft has exhausted both legal and technical options that allowed games from previous generation consoles to be launched.
video games
Miriam Moszczynska
November 17, 2021
FEAR, Max Payne and Over 70 Titles in Backward Compatibility on Xbox
The library of titles covered by the backward compatibility on Xbox consoles has grown by more than 70 titles. Among them we can find Nier, as well as the F.E.A.R. and Max Payne series.
video games
Agnes Adamus
November 15, 2021
Nintendo's New Subscription Disappoints; Expensive and Games are Buggy
Nintendo introduced a new subscription service to enable gamers to revisit Nintendo 64 games, but it turned out to be a disaster, mostly due to poor game optimization.
video games
Miriam Moszczynska
October 27, 2021
Windows 11 Can Run Android Apps on Par With Snapdragon 865
The first benchmarks of apps running in an emulated Android environment on Windows 11 have emerged, and it could be quite good, as the apps already run as they would on flagship smartphones.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
September 20, 2021
PS1 Games on Xbox Series X and S in 4K and 60 FPS
The creators of the Modern Vintage Gamer channel on YouTube have used the Xbox Series S console to emulate the first PlayStation. Thanks to the properties of the software and the power of the new hardware, the games run at 4K and 60 fps.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
August 18, 2021
Nintendo Complains About RomUniverse Owner Not Paying $50
Nintendo is complaining after winning a lawsuit against the owner of the RomUniverse website that he is late in making the first payment of a $50 monthly fine.
video games
Ignacy Ziarkiewicz
July 5, 2021