Would the Release of a Full Speed (or near full speed) Get a Bad Reaction From Sony

[benn]

sorry Wrags but this post is dumb.
i mean it is beyond obvious.
they came down like a tonne of bricks on Bleem! etc.
they are imminently releasing their own emulator.
they intend to make a HELLUVA LOT OF MONEY from their own emulator.
they are struggling to balance their books in light of PS3 R&D

they would crucify whoever released the emu.
the moment is gone.
or they may make a settlement with the person(s).

either way, from day one i always hoped for a PS1 emu and now it looks like i will never have one. i own 1.5 and there is NO WAY sony will release the emu on anything less than 3.0 firmware.

[LOOKitzHIEP]

I dont think Sony could really do anything about a full speed PSone emu. The reason Sony purchased BLEEM was because they weren't winning the case against them anyway. I see Sony's PSone emu as another attempt to lure people away from the homebrew scene and, to be quite honest, it's a a damn good argument.

First of all, you are inept. Do you even know why Sony sued BLEEM? BLEEM was sued for the way they were advertising their product which used ingame screenshots to compare the way they looked with the use of their product and Sony's. Heard of copyright infringement right?

Anyways, it'd be a bigger issue if the emulator was being sold.

[Accordion]

to benn... im very tired

i think they will continue to ignore it actually, just release more updates which add so called "security" against unsigned code. i know the official stance is not a dislike of homebrew, but a general warning that the user is not covered for use of uncertified software.
it will be ignored, i do not know of any follow up on any websites which actually host illegal files (ps2nfo for one) so why would sony attack an as far as i know legal emulator?

[Illegal Machine]

Ive always had this suspicion that the ps2 had some sort of ps1 emulation going on in there, as opposed to just being hardware compatible.. kinda like xbox 360 has an xbox emulator in there.


I always wondered if those files could get dumped from the PS2 OS, and ported to the PSP.

[benn]

to benn... the thread isnt dumb because there are a lot of views expressed through it, not all one sided and obvious.

learn to read bro. i never said the thread was dumb.
sure, i guess i alluded to it but that is not what you jumped at.

[Accordion]

to benn...
sorry, your right... dont mind me ive just woke up (even though its 4:50pm!!) my apologies, though i am usally a very good reader, especially when it comes to kafka! i cant get enough of that.

oh and the ps2's psone compatibility is hardware (im quite sure)

[Yungblaqs]

with all the emulators for the PC, MAC and game consoles I doubt that sony would be able or would have the time to do anything about it....

[LDChen]

This thread re-opens a (very) old discussion started many years ago, when emulation was going to start his first coding successes.

About software products, things are technically simple.
We have two PSX emulators: one is free software and one is made by Sony.
What will I use? Of course, I will use the fastest, the most compatible one, and with more features/options.
So, if Sony wants to defeat a free product (or another commercial emu), the company must just made the best emulator around (and not too expansive, please), because the users are surely smart enough for understanding this fact.

Of course, the reality could be a lot different... for example, what will it happen if Sony will make a Software Patent on a PSX emulator? Simply, all other emulators of the same family will became ILLEGAL, and the Company will have all the rights for forcing the closing of similar projects and kill the emu authors.

Unfortunately, we all know that in this world there is always a way for making the life harder!

Sincerely,

LDChen.

[SteveV2]

If/when Sony do create a PSX emulator it will be 100% perfect, it can't really be anything else as it's yours or mine for money.

There are so many great PSX games, i've been topping up my collection from ebay recently as you can get them for next to nothing apart from some rare gems. Those rare gems should then be up for sale from Sony for the psp and i'll be a happy chappy

The coders on here are 1st class but I expect Sonys to be A* class.

[Ennohex]

Of course they would press charges, if they find grounds that is. I suggest checking law of emulation and such. As far as I know, emulation is legal as long as you have an original of the emulated game and you own the console that is emulated(thereby owning the bios).

No-one should be able to tell you what to do with your own stuff, it's unconstitutional.

Besides, competition between 2 is better than a monopoly of 1. Also, why should I buy games for PSP (emulated ps1) that I already own?

Besides, there's no way that I'm gonna upgrade just to play PS1 games on a PSP, and I think that's what Sony is aiming for.

Don't get me wrong though, I support Sony fully, but they shouldn't have the right to tell me what to do with my stuff.

Heck, I'd buy more games if Sony stopped making flippin' firmware updates. There are at least 3 titles I want, but won't play without an update. I bet if they stop the freekin' updates, their game sales will go up, but I'm not a market analyst or anything, so don't take my word for it.

I am pretty sure though that at least half of the market is homebrew orientated, Sony should stop ignoring us, and start helping us. Mebbe then we'll start helping them.