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>For the SNES and earlier

I think the cutline can be moved to the original PlayStation now.

>but for anything modern it's just not happening.

Which arguably explains a cultural rift in arcade emulation circles. MAME's philosophy is about cycle-accuracy, which might work for bespoke arcade hardware up to early 3D systems, whether they're bespoke (such as Namco's System 22) or console-derived (Namco's System 1x series, which all derive from the original PlayStation hardware) hardware. For newer arcade titles, which are just beefed period PCs, such kind of emulation (philosophy) would not be suffice for gameplay.

GBA emulation started right after the console's release; any checks against emulation around that time were primarily targeting bootleg/flash carts.

Some PSP games also have anti-CFW (custom firmware) checks that will also trip emulators that haven't yet coded to deal with that.

>but it usually doesn't matter

When it comes to speedrunning: Some speedrunners do, though, to ensure their speedrun tech are reproducible on both emulators and real hardware.

Why don't tech unions (if there's any) strike against these types of features, then?

>We, the people who build and maintain these services, are in a position to offer pushback to ensure the humans and their privacy is higher than any other concerns.

So, a Hollywood-style strike with the aim to do so?

>Also, wasn't there a recent problem in USA where women were uninstalling period tracking software, because it could report someone as pregnant for having irregular period? I know at least 4 causes for missed period, do judges know that much?

There was a celebrity infidelity scandal in Japan where such app was allegedly involved too.

This was also an issue with flashlight apps after phone makers began integrating flashlight feature into their phones.

Didn't Brazil have a similar law for gaming devices due to how their gambling laws worked?

>A non-American buyer could also be a solution, again from my perspective.

Read: EU-region buyer.

The first things I thought is if TikTok gets bought by a Japanese or Russian company. ByteDance probably would try to make a Sino-Japanese geopolitical scene out of it, while having it bought by Russians would raise Russian propaganda eyebrows.

Aren't people not too receptive to game streaming to begin with due to input latency?

Also, is SMS even that secure anyway? There are security attacks surrounding SMS (hence why SMS is looked down as an OTP method from security standpoint).

Russians, given the VK app plug in the announcement.

See Waits vs. Frito Lay.

> An even more cogent long term strategy is to collect all this data and set up your own governance boards and policymakers to enshrine your business decisions into federal law, making it nearly impossible for any independent organization or agency to question or challenge your business decisions.

Which would mean the government would also get the share of data, then?

Given that this was required by the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement as pointed out, is it safe to say that the U.S. federal government accidentally mandated tobacco companies to make a brand-new form of youth smoking dogwhistle?

Considering advertisers had pull over potentially objectionable content in other types of media, would you consider advertisers also potentially having a pull over the game's content as well?

This isn't new for EA: https://screenrant.com/burnout-paradise-2008-release-obama-p...

>using a VPN to create it goes against the ToS, and people get banned

Though that seem to be enforced less often than people think it is, one Philippine player (a country that did not have PSN) was ejected from Sony's live esports events because of them entering using another country's flag (in this case, Hong Kong - it is a common practice for players in ASEAN region without PSN, such as Philippines and Vietnam, to create an Hong Kong or Singapore account): https://www.carmudi.com.ph/journal/local-player-qualifies-gr...

Even if they did that at launch, I can still smell backlash.

At that point, you should argue for platform exclusivity being illegal anticompetitive behavior.

At this point I believe the only solution is a constitutional amendment, not a mere legislation, given that pro-arbitration laws/cases have been ruled as constitutional.

Speaking of Street View, the person who stalked a Japanese idol through her eye reflections [0] also used Street View.

[0] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/stalking-suspect-allegedl...

Critics are noting that Ubisoft did this to prevent exactly that.

Not only that, generative AI boom also likely means more copyright maximalization that ever before.

There are people out there - typically classed as "console warriors", who primarily having seen the Microsoft-Activision purchase - who genuinely believe console companies should buy major third-parties, to bolster their first party line-up, because first party titles typically meant console exclusivity. On other hand, I consider platform exclusives, including that coming as byproduct of being made by a first party dev, as well as exclusive sports/brand licenses[1] as anti-competitive.

[1] See Electronic Arts holding the exclusive Porsche license for several years, or how they were basically monopolizing American/gridiron football market by having the exclusive NFL license.

Also: (I originally replied this part only)

>Convincing the Chinese market to buy even one console, let alone multiple, is unrealistic and platform holders know it.

The greater Asian market is more of a mobile game continent, to be fair. Look at Japan with their "gacha" game subculture; on top of the standard stuff surrounding mobile games, there's also the parasocial aspect associated with them that makes them popular.

Also they took over InvisionFree/Zetaboards, which also destroyed their customization.

And there was also IRC chat, which is a protocol, not a software/platform.

On the forums end, there's also things like ProBoards, which works like Discord in sense that they are hosted by a company (and thus pursuant to their terms), in which they act as the community "hub".