PS2 emulator AetherSX2 removed from Google Play Store

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• NotSteve_@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Was surprised at this since it’s not related to Nintendo in any way, but it turns out it’s not actually related to the Yuzu news:

  This doesn’t come as a surprise for many, though, as the AetherSX2 emulator halted development entirely back in 2023, with the developer specifically mentioning the “neverending impersonating, complaints, demands, and now death threats”. Although, it took almost a year for the actual emulator app to be taken down from the Play Store, following the discontinuation of the project

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  • RVGamer06@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What kind of sicko sends death threats to someone for developing an emulator

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    • NotSteve_@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Open source devs have to deal with the most entitled, messed up people, I swear

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    • nave@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’ve heard that the emulation on android community is extremely toxic because a lot of people don’t know anything about emulators and then get pissed when their shitty phone can’t run every game at 4k 60 fps

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    • Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      people who have underperforming or incompatible hardware who hound developers for optimaztion on a project that was free.

      people tend to not read app requirements (or the fucking manual) because their too lazy to help themselves before bugging someone else.

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    • CorrodedCranium@leminal.space ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Same thing happened to Near/Byuu the creator of higan (SNES emulator).

      kotaku.com/the-brilliant-snes-emulator-creator-kn…

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    • AdmiralShat@programming.dev ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The dev actually got caught faking death threats at one point, and the dev routinely told users in his discord to kill themselves

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    • TORFdot0@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Entitled teenagers from poor countries on low end hardware mostly

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    • Zachariah@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Sony?

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    • Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You mean besides Bootlicking Nintendo fanboys?

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  • AdmiralShat@programming.dev ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The dev was a toxic person who had mental health issues. Not the first time they freaked out and claimed they were being targeted for harassment and throwing a hissy fit and leaving while being a toxic turd to so many people along the way

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    • grayhaze@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      So what you’re saying is you were part of the problem?

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• hal_5700X@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It sucks, but you can see it coming.

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• Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I really like this app. Sad to see it get pulled.

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• UnaSolaEstrellaLibre@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  What’s the alternative then?

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