Legally, the realm of console emulation is a bit murky. Due to various challenges and legal complexities, some emulation tools may not always deliver consistent results. Nevertheless, RetroArch stands ...

Video game emulators are a long-running moot point among gamers. Many say they're good because they help preserve old games. Others say they're bad because they might be illegal. But which is which, ...

Game console emulators have typically concerned themselves with either speed and compatibility, or accuracy. Regardless of what they prioritize, user interfaces are not their strong suit, and most of ...

Long ago, when people would play video games, they were often tethered to a computer or console. These days, technology has advanced at such a pace that powerful handheld gaming devices are now ...

Play PlayStation and Nintendo games right on your Xbox. Emulators have been around for ages as players typically get these pieces of software on the PC. It was a means to play some of the previous ...

Emulators are programmas non grata on the Windows Store in Windows 10. Microsoft recently clamped down and removed Nesbox’s popular Universal Emulator for classic game consoles from the Windows Store.

The first Ouya $99 video game consoles are expected to ship next week to customers who backed the team’s Kickstarter campaign. Users will be able to download and play games on their TV using the small ...

As the very first Ouya console systems start shipping this week, early Kickstarter backers awaiting the arrival of a new Ouya console might be pleased to learn that they will also be able to enjoy ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Yesterday on the unofficial Ouya console forums, forum administrator Ed Krassenstein announced that several emulators will officially be available on ...

Earlier this month Apple updated its App Store guidelines to allow developers to distribute “retro game console emulators” for iOS and iPadOS for the first time. But it was unclear at first whether ...

Back in 2020, we reported that emulator developers were using a hole in the Xbox Store’s app distribution system to get around Microsoft’s longstanding ban on emulators running on Xbox consoles. This ...