PS2 Mod/Homebrew scene: Too busy chasing clout to cooperate with eachother. Have to juggle forks of OPL depending on which features you want. Literally more buggy loading backups on a real console than using emulation unless you burn DVDs. Everyone hoarding old modchips so they can post instagram food pictures of their wiring and soldering because they're still stumped by a 25 year old system's security.
Gamecube/Wii Mod/Homebrew scene: Has turned the platform into their playground. Games run better than they did originally. Most everyone collaborates and most things get open sourced, even more commercial projects. Can basically replace every single component of the system hardware and software except for the main ASICs. Sometimes busy posting social media posts on third party miiverse. Every few months they show how small they've made a functional Wii/GC system.
(to be clear, this is me explaining the issue and not an actual conversation)
So you made a Dreamcast ODE?
Yes.
Can I buy one?
No.
Why not?
Because it's not a retail product and I'm not a business.
But you do sell them in preorders?
Yes. No returns no refunds, all sales are final.
When will the next one open?
Whenever I feel like it.
And you've been selling them this way for 10 years now.
Yes.
And you refuse to sell them normally?
Because I'm not a business, I'm a private person.
Then why not just open source it?
Because I want to make money for my work. If I open source it, clone companies will just steal it.
But they already sell it and actually keep it in stock.
They'll just steal it more. I have clone protection in my firmware.
Which they bypass every time you update it. Why not just cooperate with one of the other companies that handles the manufacturing side and pays you for the IP?
Because I'm not a business.
Like I get it but, c'mon. This behavior is why people buy the clones.
