That would be my guess as well. Emulation, interpretation of decades-old binary formats, and similar problems are hard to get right on the first try, they often

That would be my guess as well. Emulation, interpretation of decades-old binary formats, and similar problems are hard to get right on the first try, they often need years of testing and breaking until they are right. A project that has been around for 20 years will always have an advantage in this space over a newcomer project.