Google has kicked a PSX emulator for Android devices out of the Android Market.
Citing its Content Policy, Google pulled the PSX4Droid application from the Android Market. Developer of the application, ZodTTD, suspects that the real reason for the removal of the app is down to Sony, with the launch of the Xperia PLAY, known often as the "PlayStation Phone", imminent.
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Originally posted by oneSTARman: So Much for Open Source Freedom - I guess we need to find away to get 'Unchained' to Google so it can't 'Turn Off' our Phone Aps - and and Start OUR OWN MARKETPLACE.
It's quite easy to offer apps without the market. Google has to abide by the rules, even if the rules are unfair.
But, anyone can offer an Android app from a website without the stupid marketplace.
Anyone wanting to use an emulator should have no problem finding the app.
PSX4Droid is based on source from another Playstation emulator called PCSX, but doesn?t comply with the GPL license used by that software. That's why you can still find FPSe on the Market and not PSX4Droid. Google is right on this one There's no dick move from Sony, there's no dick move from Google, there's just the GPL license that wasn't respected by PSX4Droid.
fuck sony the bastards, 10 year old games should be free by now anyway, phuch their gay mobile that they wanna bring games out on , im fine with all my emulators & games thanks (Y)
Originally posted by Gdot73: 10 year old games should be free by now anyway
i agree. i think to be covered by copyright, the ip in question must be available for sale or all bets are off. no more disney back-in-the-vault shenanigans. nothing digital should ever go out of print, ever!
Originally posted by ThePastor: It's quite easy to offer apps without the market. Google has to abide by the rules, even if the rules are unfair.
But, anyone can offer an Android app from a website without the stupid marketplace.
Anyone wanting to use an emulator should have no problem finding the app.
