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Nintendo could add a way for emulators to log in to an online account and check for a license. That’ll happen well after pigs start flying.

• CyberRabbi 4y ago
  Why would they do that when their business is selling hardware? You make it seem like they are being foolish or unreasonable. They aren't Netflix
  • judge2020 4y ago
    Technically they make all/most of their money on the games people buy - the PS5 is just barely profitable[0] (but only at its massive scale of >20M units), and the xbox series X supposedly still sells at a $100-200 loss[1]. 0: https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/4/22609150/sony-playstation-5-ps5-loss-profit https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/4/22609150/sony-playstation-... 1: https://www.thegamer.com/xbox-series-x-s-sole-at-loss-200-dollars/ https://www.thegamer.com/xbox-series-x-s-sole-at-loss-200-do...
    • derefr 4y ago
      Why are you making that comparison? Nintendo is known for their strategy of using cheap/old parts in innovative ways to both increase hardware profit margins, and create lock-in (see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpei_Yokoi#Lateral_Thinking_with_Withered_Technology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpei_Yokoi#Lateral_Thinking_...). They make quite a bit of money on each Switch sold, as they have on every console previous.
      • lastdong 4y ago
        Nintendo lives soley of their games and consoles (unlike Sony and Microsoft), and they do need profit to survive. but they always pushed boundaries and try to deliver the best gameplay. There are a lot of ways to increase profit, using outdated hardware doesn’t seem the safest way. I prefer to focus on the innovation Nintendo keeps delivering, regardless.
    • CyberRabbi 4y ago
      You cited two sources that are irrelevant to your claim. Neither Sony's nor Microsoft's hardware profits have any necessary bearing on Nintendo's.
• netdoll 4y ago
  The last time a major vendor seriously contemplated something like this, Sony made a 45 second ad completely humiliating them, destroying any and all goodwill that vendor had built up over the 6th and 7th generations, and won the early years of the 8th generation more or less for free. Never underestimate to what extent people value things like being able to play games offline and not having to deal with obtrusive checks tied to a centralized service.
  • guax 4y ago
    Microsoft did it to kill second hand market and piracy. They did it to make more money. They did not for a single speck of time contemplated the benefit for users in that decision.