Arguably, there not being a lot of money in them would be a point in favor of Sony shipping an emulator (as a minor perk/nod to long-time ecosystem fans), not a

Arguably, there not being a lot of money in them would be a point in favor of Sony shipping an emulator (as a minor perk/nod to long-time ecosystem fans), not against it (which would allow them to keep selling "HD remakes" etc.)