Emulators seem to now be allowed on the Apple App Store but with some caveats

07 April 2024
Apple is loosening up its policy towards offering users outside content in apps, like game ROM files.

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AnonD-1147675, 07 Apr 2024Apple apologists complaining about having choices be likeAndroid apologists claiming they used apple products before. LOL

    Hamad1993, 07 Apr 2024Apple yearly seems to be better choice than android lol, ju... moreUntil you want a new phone for less than some used cars....

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      UsmanHSh, 07 Apr 2024My mediatek phone emulates ps2, psp, mame, nes, snes and ot... moreSeeing how Nintendo is shutting down all the Switch emulators, it really doesn't matter how well they work on Snapdragon compared to the other platforms.

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        Unn, 07 Apr 2024Apple's bionic chips is now supporting emulator games ... moreMy mediatek phone emulates ps2, psp, mame, nes, snes and other retro consoles just fine with playable fps and no framedrop, lags or glitches.

        Yes mediatek is behind on emulation, yes switch emulators run better on snapdragon devices but issue is not with mediatek alone, tensor and exynos aren't optimized either.

        Actually it isn't the chipset manufacturer issue but the devs who decided to develop around qualcomm specific optimizations.

          Apple yearly seems to be better choice than android lol, just let them transfer by regular Bluetooth and boom!!!

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            • 07 Apr 2024

            No one cares since it's on Apples side. Those in the cult of Apple don't use emulators and those in the cult android are starting to look for linux alternatives.

              NeonHD, 07 Apr 2024I'm not certain, but I would assume you previously had... moreYou needed developer account or 3rd party store to. Sideload Emulators.

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                Unn, 07 Apr 2024Apple's bionic chips is now supporting emulator games ... moreWhatbare you talking about?

                  I doubt people who want to emulate games would go to apple for it.

                  And the already existing apple users, well, they only learned about widgets around 2020. I doubt they could do something as demanding as downloading files and moving them around.

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                    rRadD, 07 Apr 2024why should I thank EU for this? If they hate apple so much.... moreApple apologists complaining about having choices be like

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                      • 07 Apr 2024

                      As usual everything late in the ios ecosystem

                        Abadonware yes.
                        Love to play dungeon keeper or Dungeon master 2 or Master of orion 2 on 2000 eur lenovo laptop which can run Assassins creed Valhala or Dooom Eternal at maxed specs and 30FPS.

                          rRadD, 07 Apr 2024why should I thank EU for this? If they hate apple so much.... moredo you also unironically think all android cameras are pixelly?

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                            NeonHD, 07 Apr 2024I'm not certain, but I would assume you previously had... moreNope, emulator was on App Store previously (can't remember what years it was) then slowly fade away due to new T&C. I remember playing Mario (the OG Mario game) on my friend iPhone 5 if my recollection right.

                              This should have been possible a long time ago, flagship performance for what? This is good thanks to European regulations, I'll probably move to iPhone, at least I tried..

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                                why should I thank EU for this? If they hate apple so much.. why not ban apple in their "perfect" countries? oh yeah.. money. LOL

                                  I'm not certain, but I would assume you previously had to be jailbroken to get emulators on iOS.

                                    Now that is fantastic news🔥 ✅ 🤩

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                                      Apple's bionic chips is now supporting emulator games while mediatek isn't

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                                        • 07 Apr 2024

                                        thanks, love you apple.