Ask Slashdot: Are The Days of Homebrew Gaming Over?

Posted by samzenpus on Monday July 30, 2012 @07:29AM from the say-goodbye dept.

Croakyvoice writes "A few years ago the Homebrew community went from one console to another releasing some excellent software, from the Days of the Dreamcast the first breakthrough homebrew console, to the PSP which gave us the first handheld Nintendo 64, GBA and PSX emulators on a handheld. The last few years we have seen Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony and Apple all bring out means to thwart homebrew development. The app store on both Android and iOS have taken many homebrew devs over to try and break the market. The major consoles have so many firmware updates that the days of Homebrew seem to be numbered, is there a way back for the Homebrew Community?"

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When I homebrew... by Antipater · 2012-07-30 07:58 · Score: 4, Funny

When I homebrew, I create a batch of beer. Then I put it in a keg marked "BUD LIGHT (but better!)" and sell it to bars. But Anheuser-Busch served me a C&D and now I can't do that anymore. Is this the end of homebrewing?

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The most interesting homebrewer in the world by Anonymous Coward · 2012-07-30 08:12 · Score: 2, Funny

I don't always homebrew, but when I do, I put it in a keg marked Dos Equis.
Stay thirsty my friends.
Re:No by Lord+Lode · 2012-07-30 08:25 · Score: 3, Funny

Short answer: no.
Long answer: nope.
Re:No by Anonymous Coward · 2012-07-30 09:15 · Score: 0, Funny

They're moderator points, Jackass. Go back to the dregs of Reddit, where you belong.