A lot of it can also just being having control of the stuff you purchase. If you have a copy of the game that you control, they cannot take it away from you and you have the ability to emulate it to beyond the restrictions of the original hardware.

Or don’t have over 200€ to spend on videogames.

I have hundreds of games on steam. Emulation is a service problem.

I emulate because Nintendo are cunts and I want to be able to back up my saves

I don’t want to pay for a console just to play a few exclusive and then have regionlocked store. Not having some great indies like Stardew in my country’s store, and i have to go a great length to buy games, that is not going to happen. I’ll just get a steamdeck or equivalent and emulate the exclusive.

I’d gladly pay, if that were an option. But maybe I’m not like most people.