That’s right, I hadn’t thought about that. For me personally, latency isn’t usually an issue, but I’m used to more powerful hardware that reduces it a lot. I don’t play those emulated titles on the Switch (but I’m still glad that they’re still available at all), but emulation is definitely not perfect. It’s hard to do at all, let alone do well. But even still, a lot of my preference for old hardware has a lot to do with tactility. I love the feel of the controller, seeing the actual hardware, and interacting with it, the way I did when I was a kid. It’s largely nostalgic and not entirely rational, since emulation has ups and downs (I do like playing PS2 games at higher resolutions than original). I picked up my Game Boy Advance SP again last night, and it reminded me of when I was a kid and how cool I thought it was then.
That’s right, I hadn’t thought about that. For me personally, latency isn’t usually an issue, but I’m used to more powerful hardware that reduces it a lot. I don’t play those emulated titles on the Switch (but I’m still glad that they’re still available at all), but emulation is definitely not perfect. It’s hard to do at all, let alone do well. But even still, a lot of my preference for old hardware has a lot to do with tactility. I love the feel of the controller, seeing the actual hardware, and interacting with it, the way I did when I was a kid. It’s largely nostalgic and not entirely rational, since emulation has ups and downs (I do like playing PS2 games at higher resolutions than original). I picked up my Game Boy Advance SP again last night, and it reminded me of when I was a kid and how cool I thought it was then.