Nintendo could release a desktop game launcher/store like the Steam store or the Epic game store. I mean, they could just release their games on Steam, but I get that they don't want to pay Valve 30%. So they should release their own desktop client so people can play Nintendo first party titles on PC. But, they won't. So, emulation will continue.
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I wonder how they did it. As I understand it the way this usually goes is finding a vulnerability but there‘s nothing mentioned. Of course nowadays there‘s a chance it was just vibe coded and the person who submitted it doesn‘t know how it was achieved. Anyway, a first crappy build is the first step of emulating any hardware and now it‘s out. It will only improve from here.
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This is potentially cool but from what I know the source code hasn't been released so it can't be fact checked.
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I'm so excited for when I can finally play Pokopia
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Nice, I want to play the new Ocarina of Time but didn't want to drop $500 on a new console
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Is anyone surprised? Switch 2 is very similar to Switch 1, so they don't need to start from scratch. If Nintendo doesn't start from scratch, so doesn't the community. :-)
The article doesn't specify about this, but will this require a console device code like the current switch emulator this is based on does? Either way I'm not able to run this until it's runnable on cachyos
It's what the eden fork? Can it run on atmosphere?
Slopmulator.
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Hey article can we get a fucking link to the goddamn source code
Edit: at the bottom despite being the most important/useful thing: https://git.eden-emu.dev/Takoroka/eden-nx2
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Switch 2 Emulator 😍
AI slopcomp
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I guess I'm kind of okay with the AI use here because decompilations and emulator builds aren't replacing actual art or displacing workers, and it's helping consumers in an era where technology is being increasingly locked down. Perhaps even one day console makers will decide to be more consumer-friendly in response.
Plus some decomps are much more mod-friendly than romhacks, so it opens to the door for more creativity in the PC gaming scene.
I don't plan on actually emulating any Switch 2 stuff for 5-10 years, but it's wonderful to hear I won't need to buy yet another console.
Imagine the top app for steam deck being a universal emulator that can emulate any other handheld.
Heck, imagine that getting integrated into Proton...
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