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

[Accordion]

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.

the good news is software patents dont mean anything in europe, the EU doesnt sanction software patents at all.... haha sony

[Tanis6909]

so, i cant help thinking that Sony cant actually do it...they're fighting a losing battle here, not too many users are going to upgrade just to play PS1 games if it means losing the dozens, possibly hundreds of homebrew games & emu's we already have...plus, they have to know that eventually, we're going to get around it....hell, you guys have cracked how many fimrware versions now?? what they should do is just find some way to support homebrew and work with it, rather than against it

[GtGW]

The obvious course of action Sony would take, is to remove this emulator through martial law as it cuts into te profit they earn, as Sony is a company they primarily uses entertainment to generate revenue. This isn't a bad thing, but Sony has already exhibited signs of 'locking' customers to their merchandise. The firmware updates on the PSP prevent the use of hombrew applications, meaning users of a higher firmware are totally dependent on Sony's software, which they can sell at alleviated prices to maximize their profit.

As pointed out by many, the internet is vast, so the spread of the source coding would be difficult to prevent, if impossible, but could result in a major legal battle over copyright and pirating software to contend with their products.

Although this emulation will be very beneficial to the general public, Sony's loss of customers could be blamed on the coders of the software and all affiliated parties, meaning this site and others could be jeopardized.

On a side note, it would be far better to discretely distribute this emulator to avoid attracting the attention of Sony, as they have little patience for anything or anyone that impedes their progress.