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wraggster
May 19th, 2006, 07:45
This has been on my mind for a while and im very interested to see where a poll and observations will take us, Simple question, shold we stick to Homebrew and Emulation on the systems we cover and leave the commercial gaming (unless its damn interesting) to others like IGN etc.

Ok this could be a very interesting thread, let us know by replying

stotheamuel
May 19th, 2006, 07:49
hmm i think if you wanted less ulsors and pressure. then you could stick to just that but... i dont ever really see something on the net that isnt posted here.. and it's really nice to get other news updates along with hb

luis_05
May 19th, 2006, 07:56
I think its nice to know other news in the psp world. Although only damn interesting news should be posted.

Lorestel
May 19th, 2006, 07:57
I agree. The homebrew is great by itself, but the game info is an added treat.

Cooe14
May 19th, 2006, 07:59
I like it just the way it is :) , though I didn't really like the idea of the new survival horror site because I didn't think there wasn nearly enough demand to warrant an entire site to it.

V3N0M
May 19th, 2006, 08:09
Ya i think it should stick to homebrew. Unless there is something very intresting with the psp.

BALL_SAC
May 19th, 2006, 08:10
I like knowing about cool games, or accessorys. I think it should remain the same.

Illegal Machine
May 19th, 2006, 08:26
Keep it the way it is..


and add a download section for ISOS and PMP files, for people with over 200 posts or something.


that would kick ass

cdrdj
May 19th, 2006, 08:34
I think it's fine the way it is. There's a ton of emulation and homebrew news that gets released here so anything else is a bonus. But if something were to be changed, I would just stick to highlights and not the full blown facts and just give the link. But either way, this site is awesome the way it is.

yeahx
May 19th, 2006, 08:45
it used to bother me but I like it most of the time, just not when there is info on obscure JP releases and games everyone knows are being released. I like announcements of unheard of games and accessories though.

kayhanbakid
May 19th, 2006, 09:02
i love this site just the way it is.:)

TheYak
May 19th, 2006, 09:02
I get enough mainstream gaming news from 1up, IGN and all the rest. I come here for homebrew or accessory updates. The only annoyance of the game announcements is that it pushes all the stuff I'm interested in to the bottom.

I'd much rather see in-between HB releases filled with accessories reviews, hardware tweaks, M3/G6/Moonshell skins, and other stuff I'd give more than a passing glance to.

Sterist
May 19th, 2006, 09:07
i been reading this site since october 05 like the daily paper, and commercial games are like a false-alarm, because i cant download them. (well, i can, and i do, but i shouldnt)

homebrew is wut keeps me and everyone ive showed this site to, here.

V3N0M
May 19th, 2006, 09:10
Ya know i thought about it and i think it should stay the way it is. Its great and i do like to hear anything involving the psp.

Kaiser
May 19th, 2006, 09:11
I like seeing this network expand into other realms. As long as DCemu stays true to its undergound roots and doesn't sell out, I don't see a problem with it.


I like it just the way it is , though I didn't really like the idea of the new survival horror site because I didn't think there wasn nearly enough demand to warrant an entire site to it. There are many survival horror sites out on the net. The Resident Evil series alone has dozens of fan sites with very healthy traffic. I think once I get some emails out to other sites and start affiliating, Hordes of new people should show up to DCemu, and I guarentee it will result in a larger more diverse community. Just remember the site is still fresh and I plan to add loads more content on it over the summer.:)

dOOmy
May 19th, 2006, 09:22
At first I thought it would be a fine idea to make this site for homebrew and emu only, but after a moment of thought I say "keep it like it is"

crazyjohn
May 19th, 2006, 09:28
I'm not that interested in new commercial releases but i like info on weird/cool new psp gizmos and if it a really interesting new game then maybe.... I basically look past obscure japanese releases - I like to understand the story in my games and I can't read Japanese. To conclude, I'm undecided.

pkmusicmaker
May 19th, 2006, 09:39
I like the homebrew and emulation the most, but it's nice to see other things here and there. For instance, discussing the PS3 and Wii information from E3 was a nice change. The only thing I don't care too much for is the random commercial game releases. It's rare that a good one comes out, and when it does I usually know far in advance. Otherwise, this seems to be going great. I check here more than daily for updates. Keep it up!

.:PSP1.0:.
May 19th, 2006, 09:41
I love the site how it is and thats makes me wanna visit the site on a daily basis! :P

Psyberjock
May 19th, 2006, 09:53
I say leave it like it is, ESPECIALLY THE JAPANESE RELEASES! I live in Japan and I like to know what new stuff hits the shelves from the comfort of my home and native language. Granted I can read a bit of Japanese, but this is the only site I read every day. Usually twice a day. Leave it all! Its all part of why I check DCEMU so often.

Mr. Shizzy
May 19th, 2006, 10:07
This pace is Homebrew heaven. That's what I'de concentrate on the most. Keep Commercial stuff secondary.

jman420
May 19th, 2006, 10:14
the only reason I come to dcemu is for the psp homebrew news, and the forms on the subject, I however dont mind hearing about new games, or new releases for the systems..

I however dont care in the slightest about peripherals, not important news to me, because the things that are made for psp (mostly speaker stands) are crap either way, most peripherals are just low quality, high priced pieces of plastic..
but, new high quality peripherals that are useful are always good :D (such as the camera coming out for psp)

tsurumaru
May 19th, 2006, 11:17
Please dear God, no more Mobile Phones on the front page!

If I really want to know about the latest phone models then I'll go to a phone site. ;)

So its the age old specialise vs generalise arguement. I definitely opt for specialise in DCEMU's case, nowadays with so much information to filter through to find the stuff you're actually interested in its nice to know that if I go to DCEMU then I will be able to find the latest Homebrew/Emulation news.

You cannot be all things to all men!

b8a
May 19th, 2006, 11:55
I voted yes, but I see no problem covering both homebrew and commercial releases. Since this is a network anyway, why not continue to deliver all of the the current content, initially keep it seperate, and then let users select which content they're interested in? Or at least put the different content in different sections if you plan to keep them on the same page. I know that it seems like the homebrew postings have become increasingly less significant since I first started coming here, and it can be pretty irksome to see commercial releases side by side with homebrew. The commercial stuff can still be interesting, but I'd prefer to keep focused on homebrew.

tophead420
May 19th, 2006, 12:06
i say put the homebrew n emu n 1 spot n news n the othr that way everyones happy this way u dont have to look a stuff u dont want to n by the way i luv this site regardless dcemu is number f***ing 1 lol

Stringa
May 19th, 2006, 12:22
Think its fine the way it is. 90% of the updates are homebrew related... so I do enjoy the odd snippet of official info.

jimjamjahaa
May 19th, 2006, 12:24
i personally really apprieciate the "heads up" on upcoming titles

CheeseMan
May 19th, 2006, 12:32
I have both a DC and a PSP and would like to say that i use both only for homebrew. So sticcck to homebrew and let the other hundreds of commercial game sites do there bullcrap. theres not enough homebrew sites, especially for both DC and PSP. Thanks. :)

xXSujoXx
May 19th, 2006, 12:52
Helll yeh

xXSujoXx
May 19th, 2006, 12:53
Im Sicka Seeing New Comerical games. Not like im gonna go buy it lol

snkrock25
May 19th, 2006, 13:38
stick to your thing wragg, i come here for certain things, other sites like GS for others, dont be tryin to make worlds collide now...

guthix
May 19th, 2006, 14:32
Personally, I think that it is essential to have psp homebrew and psp news together. It can help us all to realize wat were in for next with Sony. Anyway, who doesnt like free news about an excelent game system on there same website for the best homebrew!:D :D :D :D

Starscream
May 19th, 2006, 15:42
Please leave it as it is, focus on homebrew and news about anticapated games and special accessoires and such. Including too much will only hurt the site in my eyes, it just becomes harder to find the interesting stuff. Games themselves are already covered by enough sites, as mentioned IGN is a good example.

Paiku
May 19th, 2006, 15:47
Any news regarding the psp are welcome. imo

the one and only
May 19th, 2006, 15:48
I definately think that the forums are fine the way they are, i like hearing about all the new stuff.

jwilds73
May 19th, 2006, 15:49
I like having both here. It's not like we will ever see a commercial game magazine cover both with such detail. The homebrew scene isn't even mentioned by most or all of them. I like getting most of my gaming news at one source DCEMU.

kidloak09
May 19th, 2006, 16:05
i believe that having both homebrew and commercial in one place makes everyones life easier because why waste time going to two different web sites for information you can get in one.

swepisodeii
May 19th, 2006, 16:20
Please keep the official release game updates as well.

For some reason the community here seems more like a "family" than other update sites. And it's always nice to see what the DCEmu community thinks about new games and accessories.

The homebrew is great but reading the user comments on official releases can be a valuable purchasing decision.

Wally
May 19th, 2006, 16:35
Im suggesting you stay with homebrew / emulators

The occasional game review would be nice though

shadowprophet
May 19th, 2006, 16:57
Because just homebrew and emulation, Is great.
But I also like the news and reviews. In fact I would really like it if dcemu had like a rateing system for comercial releases. Like a 1- 10 kinda thing.
And the new dcemu arcade is the bomb too :D
I think dcemu has a whole lot of untapped potential:cool:
And just homebrew and emulation is great! but do we really want to be a one trick pony :confused:
I say bring on even more new features, And to hell with the nay sayers :cool:

bandit
May 19th, 2006, 17:20
Wow, I noticed a couple of people were interested in seeing accessory reviews. Maybe it was a great idea to come over to post my reviews.

Moltari
May 19th, 2006, 17:40
i havn't read the other reply's in this thread, but i just wanted to add my two cents

personaly when it comes to ANYTHING about the PSP, game releases, homebrew releases, new from sony, upcoming firmwares.... EVERYTHING..... i come here

i like what you're doing and i'd say STAY THE WAY YOU ARE it's good being able to come to ONE site, and have comprehensive, trustworthy, and accurate information about the PSP, from all sides.

Cap'n 1time
May 19th, 2006, 17:47
Keep it the way it is..


and add a download section for ISOS and PMP files, for people with over 200 posts or something.


that would kick ass

We dont do ISO's or anything illegal... in your 100+ posts you dont know that by now?

Isaac702
May 19th, 2006, 17:52
No Its useful to be able to discuss both things on one site. Not many do so anymore.

Voltron
May 19th, 2006, 18:43
I voted YES to keep it just Homebrew & Emulation related.

I do agree that some of the added news can be a nice treat. But some of the news can at times be a little off topic or just gets skipped by many with 0 comments.

Notice how a new release of SNES9xTYL gets over 200 comments and the posts about Sony's Screen Protector and the 2 new UMD Music releases have still 0 comments.

My point is that now more than ever we should concentrate and focus on homebrew & emulation because it has grown so strong. And to keep it growing stronger faster we need this site to remain the holy grail of PSP homebrew news. To inspire and attract even MORE talented coders and developers to create and/or continue homebrew for the PSP.

Think how far PSP homebrew has come in just barely over a year. It is very exciting to think what might lie down the road in another year if everything stays as strong as it is.

So lets concentrate on homebrew & emulation. News on upcoming developments regarding Sony & the PSP are always good also.

Anyway, this is is a very addictive website. Few websites can say that for themselves. It is visited several times a day EVERY day.

skibridgerbowl
May 19th, 2006, 19:04
I think you can find commercial news anywhere on the net (sites like IGN, etc.) but nobody covers homebrew/emulation like the dcemu. I live for this stuff and I think the commercial posts just clutter up what I'm really looking for. I say scrap the commercial and stick to what's important. I'll get my commercial fix elsewhere.

DCDayDreamer
May 19th, 2006, 19:15
Adding commercial gaming to the site is another step towards the total mayhem that's already started, what's the title of the site going to be next?.

'DCEMU - The Gaming Network (and by the way - we cover Homebrew too!)'


Stick to what you do best, leave everything else to the rest!.

Cap'n 1time
May 19th, 2006, 19:21
Adding commercial gaming to the site is another step towards the total mayhem that's already started, what's the title of the site going to be next?.

'DCEMU - The Gaming Network (and by the way - we cover Homebrew too!)'


Stick to what you do best, leave everything else to the rest!.

I actually agree with this... on the other hand I am sure that your loyal fans and our members would be happy to keep us posted on the new games and hardware.

REMEMBER! we love it when you use the submit news section!

Sterist
May 19th, 2006, 19:49
hey, it wont let me vote......... it says "You may not vote on this poll."

anyone getn this too?

rbervoets
May 19th, 2006, 19:58
Well it depends on what he means by emulation and roms if he means also demos eg: For the psp,

Then YES YES YES !!!!!!!!!!! =)

Shadow9623
May 19th, 2006, 20:12
I think there is enough commercial gaming sites and not enough homebrew ones, but one that combines both would be pretty good. I just think DCEMU doesn't need it because there are so many others.

Darksaviour69
May 19th, 2006, 21:26
hey, it wont let me vote......... it says "You may not vote on this poll."

anyone getn this too?

you did not reply to your confirmation email, but don't worry I upgraded you.

i think we should ditch the whole "homebrew & gaming" thing a become an armadillo fan site.... wraggs won't listen to me, but its the only way forward

xXSujoXx
May 19th, 2006, 21:37
dark saviour im sorry if im being flamming or w.e but hell no 90% of the people on the dcemu come str4icty for homebrew updates...

shadowprophet
May 19th, 2006, 21:40
Hell yeah get in there and argue with the big dawgs :D haha

Ennohex
May 19th, 2006, 22:27
Put in everything PSP, no matter how un-interesting it may be to some, it will make this site the most content-complete. That's enough reason.

DaGamer
May 19th, 2006, 22:40
Now how about post everything you can get your hands on? mabie there are actually ppl who are looking for that! so i would say no, and im sure people can take a little bit of their time to read through what they dont like to show some respect to other gamers in the world, and yes there ARE actually other gamers in the world, you are not the only one :eek: , sry had to say that to some of the very ignorant people, and thank you dcemu for having this great site


edit:I dont like to type so many urls even tho im really good at typing, so if you have everything here, than couldn't i just stay on this site? hate going through all the urls to find the rite info i need.

DaGamer
May 19th, 2006, 22:50
I voted YES to keep it just Homebrew & Emulation related.

I do agree that some of the added news can be a nice treat. But some of the news can at times be a little off topic or just gets skipped by many with 0 comments.

Notice how a new release of SNES9xTYL gets over 200 comments and the posts about Sony's Screen Protector and the 2 new UMD Music releases have still 0 comments.

My point is that now more than ever we should concentrate and focus on homebrew & emulation because it has grown so strong. And to keep it growing stronger faster we need this site to remain the holy grail of PSP homebrew news. To inspire and attract even MORE talented coders and developers to create and/or continue homebrew for the PSP.

Think how far PSP homebrew has come in just barely over a year. It is very exciting to think what might lie down the road in another year if everything stays as strong as it is.

So lets concentrate on homebrew & emulation. News on upcoming developments regarding Sony & the PSP are always good also.

Anyway, this is is a very addictive website. Few websites can say that for themselves. It is visited several times a day EVERY day.


so sry for double posting, i know, but i have to quote this, now the 0 comment, mabie sometime people are just lazy? 200 comment on snes, haha i KNOW there are more ppl viewing and downloading the snes, what happend to these counts, simply laziness, would you think there are only 200 ppl interested in the snes? that proves that wrong, also look at qj, they post everything and look at how much ppl they get! i do see comments ppl leave on umd sections, now i go to qj cuz sometime they still have more comprehensive news than dcemu on umds and minor homebrew who"nobody care", sry no offence, but i really think everything should be posted so dcemu would be the best!

Cooe14
May 19th, 2006, 22:54
you did not reply to your confirmation email, but don't worry I upgraded you.

i think we should ditch the whole "homebrew & gaming" thing a become an armadillo fan site.... wraggs won't listen to me, but its the only way forward
I totally agree! screw the homebrew armadillo's ROCK! :p

DaGamer
May 19th, 2006, 23:04
Please leave it as it is, focus on homebrew and news about anticapated games and special accessoires and such. Including too much will only hurt the site in my eyes, it just becomes harder to find the interesting stuff. Games themselves are already covered by enough sites, as mentioned IGN is a good example.


ok no offence to this, or anyone, this is the truth in my eyes, harder to find interesting stuff? haha why do you even think that way? if its hard to find, then there aren't much, yeah you can say there are alot more other stuff in there, but if there are a lot of homebrew, like it used to be, homebrew could still easily be seen in between all the other "trash" posts that "nobody" cares, and ask why you can't find that much homebrew? well..too much whiners who are so ungrateful and flame the devs so they satisfy them self and get their share of attention, and when the devs leave the scene they'll start saying , ooh wheres the GBA project? wheres the PS1 project? i just hope nobody gets on pspmonkey and daedlus's nerve, also, if you want the updated version of already great homebrew, then you shouldn't be complaingin.

dont be selfish, becuz you dont want to see some info dosen't mean i dont!

no offence to anyone, as long as you change, you are still good

im sure lots ppl feel this way, just too lazy to type it all out.



edit:
If you think im wrong , just tell me, you dont have to flame, im glad to learn lesson from other ppl, but when you flame, you just seem so ignorant and it makes you less significant

hockey2112
May 19th, 2006, 23:08
I think that it is more beneficial to have the commercial gaming sections, as it brings variety to the mix.

SSaxdude
May 19th, 2006, 23:17
I think commercial should go. Most of the games are mediocre at best. But this is a homebrew sit, so it should focus on homebrew coders.

DaGamer
May 19th, 2006, 23:31
plz read the previous posts, mabie your idea would change, and i really hope dcemu become better and better, taking off commertial related things is like cutting off your legs, wont look as good, try and live without your legs.

pkmusicmaker
May 20th, 2006, 00:39
Is there a way to have a section for homebrew/emulation and another for commercial games and hardware? That would probably work the best.

LC_killer
May 20th, 2006, 00:55
yea i thnk it should stay the same. un less yo ustart a another site seperated from this site. another part of the network. could cover all systems, just game info, reviews, interview. thisgs like that. but i dont like the idea of it being directly aded to this page in teh network. i liek having one place i get to goto to get my hombrew information wiht out having to weed out the junk i dont have money for. but, thats just what i think.

Badname
May 20th, 2006, 01:07
Let it be how it's now pls. The mix is good atm no complains, if changed to homebrew only it will become more dull.

Video_freak
May 20th, 2006, 01:16
Keep it the way it is..


and add a download section for ISOS and PMP files, for people with over 200 posts or something.


that would kick ass

DCEmu does NOT support piracy.

pkmusicmaker
May 20th, 2006, 02:25
DCEmu does NOT support piracy.

plus, who wants to see idiots posting nonstop to get iso's.

TEAL DRAGON128
May 20th, 2006, 02:57
i think dcemu should stop posting news about UMD games because you need to upgrade to play them.
The more you show, the more tempting it is to some people to upgrade to play those games.

accessories and new sites are ok.

Psyberjock
May 20th, 2006, 03:49
Oh no! don't tempt people to upgrade!

If you want to play a newer game and not worry about a umd loader, then just upgrade.

I perfer to wait it out, I'm sitting on a 1.0 and a 1.5. Its called self control.

I think this whole thread is becoming ridiculous. Obviously we all like how the site is or we wouldn't visit here. I know that if it changed I probably wouldn't stop coming (depending on the size of the change), but I might come less often.

Just something to think about.

Vegetable
May 20th, 2006, 04:18
I'm sick of all these emulation websites trying to cover all aspects of gaming. If I wanted that I would go to IGN.

I come here to see homebrew news, and it's so much harder to find anything worthwhile with all the console sales and game release news on the page when it has nothing to do with emulation or homebrew.

Sites like this always annoy the crap out of me because they're attempting to be jack of all trades but master of none. I'd like my emulation and general gaming separate, please.

quzar
May 20th, 2006, 04:42
I feel that there has been a severe loss in quality since more and more branches have begun being added. What's the point of having a forum for tapwave stuff if it can't help anyone? etc.

felonyr301
May 20th, 2006, 05:44
i like the site the way it is and just leave it like that..

Cap'n 1time
May 20th, 2006, 15:41
I feel that there has been a severe loss in quality since more and more branches have begun being added. What's the point of having a forum for tapwave stuff if it can't help anyone? etc.

I agree. We should stick to the big stuff (DC, PSP, GPxx, NDS, Xbox, and improve our news on the ipod) even though sometimes the news in the other sections are pretty interesting, it isnt somthing we couldnt find anywhere else. But the things listed above are what dcemu covers best.

whatsorrow
May 20th, 2006, 15:48
This site is great keep it the way it is.....and props on the survival horror section....my wife is going to love that.

Darksaviour69
May 20th, 2006, 16:06
I feel that there has been a severe loss in quality since more and more branches have begun being added. What's the point of having a forum for tapwave stuff if it can't help anyone? etc.

we don't have a tapwave forum, we have a Alternative Handheld Emulation News Forum and discussion forum that covers. and the discussion fourmcovers , GP2X, GP32, Gizmondo, Nokia N-Gage, Tapwave Zodiac. we did have more forums for those consoles, but we merged them down into one.

still the forum layout is not perfect yet, but we are getting there (i.e. a few more changes in the future)

Gades_Destroy
May 20th, 2006, 19:23
I would like more emulation news and less extraneous news. The extraneous news just clutters up the site. If you want to keep the other news, maybe you can add a side bar and put it there.

Emulation_Chief
May 20th, 2006, 20:26
Hello:

Certainly, homebrew and emulation is the main reason of Websites like these. But most, if not all, of the homebrew projects requires commercial hardware to test and play with.

It's a good idea to dedicate more information on homebrew, but it is important to keep important commercial information for the benefit of many, like me, that always find their news of video gaming here.

gunntims0103
May 21st, 2006, 00:02
i love the homebrew but i also lik the added heads up on other things lik new coming game and things lik that

DCDayDreamer
May 21st, 2006, 00:18
Why the hell are you using such a big picture in your sig gunntims0103? (are you trying to compensate for something?), reduce the size of the damn thing!.

Basil Zero
May 21st, 2006, 04:18
I think they should have both, although emulation and homebrew should be top priority though...

Vegetable
May 21st, 2006, 04:50
What really annoyed me is the addition of GBA homebrew to the DS section. What's the point of having a GBA section as well if you're going to dump all the information in that into other parts of the site?

It's annoying to skip through.

Elsid
May 21st, 2006, 11:15
homebrew for sure.

qatmix
May 21st, 2006, 14:05
I hate all of the non homebrew / emulation news. There is no place for it on this site. I like how it covers all formats but I dont want to read the information relating to latest ps3 news etc its not needed and dilutes the site.

shadowprophet
May 21st, 2006, 14:47
I Mean I understand, you guys are well entitled to what you want:p
However, My question would be,
If your getting what you want, and then some extra news and little snipets on the side, like dcemu arcade. and some interesting bits of other news.
Isnt this a good thing aswell?

Vegetable
May 21st, 2006, 20:25
Not if it makes what you want to see harder to get to, which is the way it currently is.

TightFinale
May 23rd, 2006, 02:45
i would say yes...only because it's what i mainly like about your site....the awesomeness of the psp =D

Kaiser
May 23rd, 2006, 05:19
Not if it makes what you want to see harder to get to, which is the way it currently is.

Then perhaps seperate sites should be created. So everyone would be happy.

V3N0M
May 23rd, 2006, 06:12
I Mean I understand, you guys are well entitled to what you want:p
However, My question would be,
If your getting what you want, and then some extra news and little snipets on the side, like dcemu arcade. and some interesting bits of other news.
Isnt this a good thing aswell?

I agree.

Zion
May 24th, 2006, 01:13
Im glad the poll favoured homebrew & emulation. I would hate to think how cluttered it would get with both! LOL!

DCEMU the king of homebrew and emulation news!

rmg060606
May 26th, 2006, 05:31
I think they should cover both because it dosent hurt to be informed on what is going on but either way i love the website and will still visit it everyday

A_Username
June 8th, 2006, 17:23
Really, do we need to know about that BarBar and Miss Sunny's Spider patch friends games and all that crap. Who really cares