


But downloading games today is just as important in preserving the medium’s history as physical media is reduced to an antiquity. We’re running into new ethical ground because it’s not just about whether it’s moral to download games from 30 years ago for free, but whether it's moral to download games from today. New Nintendo Switch titles can be played on PC at launch, and a PS4 emulator is in the works when, not long ago, PS3 emulators felt like a pipedream.

Emulation and the question of piracy are usually framed through the lens of old consoles and games, but we’re seeing emulators catch up like never before.
