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[HN] Study: 87% of classic video games are not legally available (gamehistory.org)
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[–] tobier@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

It's required because a lot of the functionality of the PS2 is in the embedded software, the BIOS.

The problem is not the emulator itself, it's the BIOS which is copyrighted. The emulator is not illegal, but bundling the BIOS with it would be.