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Bootleg Cards, Big Trouble: ESA Takes Notice of Anbernic | Retro Handhelds (retrohandhelds.gg)
submitted 4 weeks ago by to c/retrohandhelds@sh.itjust.works
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FTA:

Ultimately, Anbernic should really consider discontinuing the sale of their devices with pre-loaded pirated games. Yes, this is commonly seen by some as a grey area. Yes, we’re talking about this on a website that promotes the purchase and use of handheld devices for the sake of retro game emulation.

However, selling devices that come with pre-loaded ROMs is much less grey, and should the US classify Anbernic as a ‘superfake’, it could lead to the halt of some or all sales of the companies devices to and within the United States.

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[–] 9 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

I’d prefer if they removed the preloaded ROMs to keep regulatory eyes off of the hobby altogether. In any case, half the fun is building your collections and figuring out how to navigate the internet.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

    I feel the same, but apparently there's a quite a few people buying handhelds off of Tiktok and Amazon who get super pissed when they get something that requires set up and ROM loading, which encourages manufacturers to pre-load.

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