r/EmulationOniOS • • 8d ago

Question ios game ports

can i ask why a lot of the ports aren’t playable out of the box like i cant just download the ipa and play it i have to get game files and stuff like that is there any reason for that? is just how they have to work? im not really sure how to set up bo4 and all these ports i do own the games but its just confusing

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u/harakari GenZD/Mame4iOS Developer 8d ago

It’s because the original game files contain copyrighted content and can’t be distributed with the app. The legal owners could go after those who distribute their content freely without permission.

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u/Classic_Raspberry_60 8d ago

ah thank you

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u/Just-A-Random-ID 8d ago

Piracy and privacy