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Switch 2 will be backwards compatible with Switch

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302 points ashitlerferad | 8 comments | 06 Nov 24 14:32 UTC | HN request time: 1.262s | source | bottom
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bladderlover21 ◴[06 Nov 24 15:28 UTC] No.42063777[source]▶
And this reveals the real reason Nintendo came after Switch emulators - to buy some extra time before Switch 2 gets properly emulated.
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1. cholantesh ◴[06 Nov 24 16:25 UTC] No.42064687[source]▶
If only anyone been able to establish this as a credible defense in court.
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2. moralestapia ◴[06 Nov 24 16:30 UTC] No.42064756[source]▶
"This is my IP" is an absolutely valid defense in court. There have been tens of thousands of trials with IP infringement at its core.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_copyright_case_law

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_patent_case_law

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_trademark_case_law

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_patent_l...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Supreme_...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Supreme_...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Supreme_...

Did you not know this?

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3. cholantesh ◴[06 Nov 24 16:36 UTC] No.42064870{3}[source]▶
Are you aware of a case where the practice of emulation has ever been found, in court, to be a case of IP infringement? Because that's actually the pertinent claim here, not that IP infringement is a real thing that exists.
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4. ◴[06 Nov 24 16:36 UTC] No.42064871{3}[source]▶
5. JoshTriplett ◴[06 Nov 24 16:38 UTC] No.42064917[source]▶
Emulation is legal, per established case law. Sony v Bleem, Sony v Connectix, Sega v Accolade.

There are legal issues around how to legally obtain emulatable copies of the games you own, but emulation is absolutely legal.

(This is not a commentary on whether the emulators in question were careful in every other way.)

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6. LelouBil ◴[06 Nov 24 16:39 UTC] No.42064925{3}[source]▶
I think they meant about emulation.

I believe emulation is legal in the US.

7. moralestapia ◴[06 Nov 24 16:48 UTC] No.42065088[source]▶
I know some instances of emulation have been resolved to be fair use.

Still, Nintendo's motive is to defend their IP.

Even if the lawsuits go nowhere, it still works for them.

See, https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/switch-emulator-ryuj....

If Nintendo's IP wasn't involved they wouldn't give a rat ass about the emulation scene.

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8. JoshTriplett ◴[06 Nov 24 17:17 UTC] No.42065597{3}[source]▶
They worked for Sony, too, by driving emulators out of business. But that doesn't make it illegal; it just means the infliction of massive legal defense costs are an effective tactic.