Any good Emulators

[SkyeP]

Hi,

I've been looking at horizon zero dawn and it seems like a very good game but is, unfortunately, a ps4 exclusive.

Since I do not want to stoop to buying a ps4, are there any good emulators that would allow me to play it on my PC?

[8-Bit Ninja]

6 minutes ago, Braedon said:

Hi,

I've been looking at horizon zero dawn and it seems like a very good game but is, unfortunately, a ps4 exclusive.

Since I do not want to stoop to buying a ps4, are there any good emulators that would allow me to play it on my PC?

no

[DnFx91]

6 minutes ago, 8-Bit Ninja said:

no

nope, consoles tend to be emulated by PC's a good few years after the console release. Consoles are custom designed computers that do one thing, so we usually have to wait for a much more powerful general purpose PC to be able to emulate a console. Think the newest thing we can emulate at the moment is Nintendo DS.

[8-Bit Ninja]

Just now, DnFx91 said:

nope, consoles tend to be emulated by PC's a good few years after the console release. Consoles are custom designed computers that do one thing, so we usually have to wait for a much more powerful general purpose PC to be able to emulate a console. Think the newest thing we can emulate at the moment is Nintendo DS.

we can do ps2's, that's the highest currently 

[tlink]

this isn't allowed to be discussed here since its illegal and considered piracy.

[Aphexxis]

4 minutes ago, tlink said:

this isn't allowed to be discussed here since its illegal and considered piracy.

No it's not.

[tlink]

Just now, Aphexxis said:

No it's not.

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Talking about piracy in general, broad details, is acceptable however the posting or discussing pirated/hacked/cracked or otherwise nefariously obtained content is not. This includes Windows content, games, hackintosh, etc. Also discussions regarding ways to avoid or block legitimately installed monitoring/tracking software or the like is also not allowed.

its hacked and cracked content.

[alexhelvetica]

9 minutes ago, tlink said:

this isn't allowed to be discussed here since its illegal and considered piracy.

Emulating is very legal, Bleem! And Virtual Game Station were sold at a retail level. Sony, Nintendo, Sega teamed together and tried to make sue Bleem! and Virtual Game Station  for damages and lost in both cases, but they bankrupted Bleem! and Connectix 

[Aphexxis]

2 minutes ago, tlink said:

its hacked and cracked content.

No it's not.

[Aphexxis]

Emulation is legal, some emulators use HLE bios like PCSXBOX on the original XBOX not requiring any remnant of the original PS1 console, all you need is to rip your PS1 discs on your PC and FTP it to the XBOX, it's very legal.

[SkyeP]

@tlink

I think that so long as you are still paying the developer for their game, emulation is legitimate.

[tlink]

5 minutes ago, Braedon said:

@tlink

I think that so long as you are still paying the developer for their game, emulation is legitimate.

the emulator itself is already illegal, and the media is still obtained via illegal means. torrenting a movie also isn't allowed to be discussed here, even if you own the movie.

[Aphexxis]

1 minute ago, tlink said:

the emulator itself is already illegal, and the media is still obtained via illegal means. torrenting a movie also isn't allowed to be discussed here, even if you own the movie.

Emulators are completely legal.

Obtaining your own Bios is legal if you own the hardware.

Ripping your own games to your HDD to play on an emulator is legal because you own them.

 

Perhaps the disc is in bad shape and the console no longer reads the disc, downloading an image of the same disc is not illegal.

Emulating a system with games you own in order to preserve the hardware is not illegal.

 

Hosting content that can be shared for the purpose of distribution is illegal, however it is then at the hands of DMCA.

 

[tlink]

Just now, Aphexxis said:

Emulators are completely legal.

Obtaining your own Bios is legal if you own the hardware.

Ripping your own games to your HDD to play on an emulator is legal because you own them.

 

Perhaps the disc is in bad shape and the console no longer reads the disc, downloading an image of the same disc is not illegal.

Emulating a system with games you own in order to preserve the hardware is not illegal.

 

Hosting content that can be shared for the purpose of distribution is illegal, however it is then at the hands of DMCA.

 

it would require you to circumvent copy protection which is illegal. 

[Aphexxis]

Just now, tlink said:

it would require you to circumvent copy protection which is illegal. 

Making copies of your own bought discs for personal use is not illegal.

Distribution of said software is illegal.

[SkyeP]

The issue is not the exact legalities of emulating but the way it is used, torrenting a game without paying for it is completely illegal and is not morally right, emulation of something you already own, although not to the letter legal is completely acceptable.

[tlink]

Just now, Aphexxis said:

Making copies of your own bought discs for personal use is not illegal.

Distribution of said software is illegal.

simply untrue. you need to circumvent DRM in order to copy it, which is illegal. 
 

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Some copyright owners embed a form of DRM into their digital work in order to control its use and distribution. Typically, copyright controls come in two flavors:

1. access-control measures designed to keep you from accessing the work; and
2. copy-control measures that limit what you can do with the work after you have access (e.g., whether you can copy the work, how many copies can be made, how long you can have possesion of the work, and the like).

The DMCA prohibits circumventing access-control measures. 17 U.S.C. § 1201(a)(1). For example, if you cannot watch a particular copyrighted DVD on your laptop because of an encryption system, the DMCA makes it unlawful for you to bypass this access-control measure

ripping ps4 games requires you to circumvent access-control measures since they are DRM protected.

 

[Aphexxis]

Just now, tlink said:

simply untrue. you need to circumvent DRM in order to copy it, which is illegal. 
 

ripping ps4 games requires you to circumvent access-control measures since they are DRM protected.

 

That's PS4, PS4 emulators do not exist.

 

PS2, PS1, XBOX, Dreamcast have zero copy protection.

 

What else are you going to get out of your tin foil hat?

[tlink]

Just now, Aphexxis said:

That's PS4, PS4 emulators do not exist.

 

PS2, PS1, XBOX, Dreamcast have zero copy protection.

 

What else are you going to get out of your tin foil hat?

we are literally talking about ps4 emulators here

56 minutes ago, Braedon said:

Since I do not want to stoop to buying a ps4, are there any good emulators that would allow me to play it on my PC?

 

[Aphexxis]

Just now, tlink said:

we are literally talking about ps4 emulators here

 

They don't exist.

 

And all you have done is twist and turn based on answers to your unfounded BS.

 

 

[tlink]

Just now, Aphexxis said:

They don't exist.

 

And all you have done is twist and turn based on answers to your unfounded BS.

 

 

i already corrected myself, you where wrong in your own regards too. no need to be an asshole.

[Aphexxis]

Just now, tlink said:

i already corrected myself, you where wrong in your own regards too. no need to be an asshole.

Don't play the victim here, you know full well what you attempted to do, and it backfired.

 

Move on.

[lieder1987]

58 minutes ago, DnFx91 said:

nope, consoles tend to be emulated by PC's a good few years after the console release. Consoles are custom designed computers that do one thing, so we usually have to wait for a much more powerful general purpose PC to be able to emulate a console. Think the newest thing we can emulate at the moment is Nintendo DS.

The Wii U has an emulator and it works quite well. Only "current" gen console that is available as an emulator and that is likely because it is sooooo outdated compared to the others.

[DnFx91]

57 minutes ago, tlink said:

this isn't allowed to be discussed here since its illegal and considered piracy.

completely wrong

[tlink]

9 hours ago, Aphexxis said:

Don't play the victim here, you know full well what you attempted to do, and it backfired.

 

Move on.

what did i attempt to do according to you? it was sincerely what i thought was true and wanted to help, kinda weird that you're thinking there is some other motivation behind it and ask me about my tinfoil hat. i wasn't being an asshole i was just disagreeing with you, you have my sincere apologies if you think i tried to insult you or something.