Comment on Anon is worried about AAA sales
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 1 month agoIt’s not a great metric since systems from before 2000 can be emulated on newer hardware, and in fact that’s the most common way for people to play old games.
Comment on Anon is worried about AAA sales
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 1 month agoIt’s not a great metric since systems from before 2000 can be emulated on newer hardware, and in fact that’s the most common way for people to play old games.
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I actually don’t know that it excludes emulation (or to what extent it excludes it). Like I wouldn’t count emulating an NES game on a Switch, but when I pop an actual PS2 DVD into my computer, burn it to an ISO, and play it on PCSX2 – when I own two functioning PS2s, dumped the BIOS, and help work on the emulator – I would probably ultimately answer “yes” to this question.
But it also seems clear that the person writing it knew almost nothing about retro gaming to have not clarified this even a little.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
It says “gaming systems released before 2000”, not games. You’re right, focusing on the hardware rather than the games is an odd decision.