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My feelings are mixed. Hacking and emulating has been part of the gaming community for decades but isn’t this illegal?

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It is 100% legal if you obtain your ROMs legally (i.e. own the game and somehow dump it).

100% legal everywhere in the world, under all circumstances? That’s a very, very bold claim.

And not true - for example, format shifting in the UK is illegal. You can't legally rip a CD, DVD or Bluray here, let alone a console game.

Would be interesting to see a reference for that. I’ve never heard of anyone being pursued for ripping or format-shifting.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jul/17/high-court-q...

Prosecutions are basically unheard of, but it’s not legal nonetheless.

I have a friend that just purchases the game and then pirates the dump (as it's much easier that way to obtain the dump). That's maybe technically illegal (IANAL), but I don't think anyone should be worrying about violating the letter of a law so long as the spirit of the law isn't being violated.

i've done that, because i just hate playing on the switch compared to the steam deck.

(the switch is lighter, but the deck is much more comfortable for my hands)

Have you looked at Hori Split Pad Pro controllers?

https://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Switch-Split-Ergonomic-Contr...

not yet! i will take a look at reviews to see if they fit my usage, thanks :)

One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.

Sounds like prison.

I own a switch and I am excited to be able to continue playing games I bought even if my Switch die. These are pretty fragile machines.

Legal in Switzerland, even with copyrighted games, even if you've never paid for them. Same for music, movies, etc.

But Switzerland is a bit weird in that regard.

No.

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