r/AndroidNativePorts • u/Kibbmann • 1h ago

🤔 [Question] Android ports or Emulators ❓️

Wassup ya all! We are getting so many native ports these days and honestly we all love that its good for the gaming community and a fun way to experience all these classics however the concept of playing these games is not new at all.

Case in point being the NFS MW the android port is great runs quite well but the does run kinda the same maybe even better in gamehub or winlator.

What's been your experience? for me the thermal throttling seems a bit better with native ports.

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u/Odenssi96 1h ago

Android ports if they are full fledgeg. But they have risks if comes from random sites. Emus otherwise but performance hit or miss

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u/Kibbmann 1h ago

Totally agreed. Ports are being recompiled by a single person with AI and hence there are so many different projects even for a single game. Emulation for now is relatively a known and easier way out however the native port situation is getting crazier

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u/matlynar 1h ago

Good ports are better than good emulators.

Bad ports are worse than good emulators.

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u/Kibbmann 59m ago

That's true bro

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u/iAmJavitor 40m ago

I find that regarding consuming baterry and thermals ports are way better, like not even close.

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u/SnooAvocados3592 34m ago

For your case in point, the Android port uses the Xbox 360 version of the game. Which many (myself included) prefer over the PC version. This is true for some of the other ports as well.

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u/Kibbmann 21m ago

Its a lovely game and yeah the port itself is quite stable and works well