Google pulls PlayStation emulator PSX4Droid from Android Market (.This could be a misunderstanding, but the charges that Google is manipulating the Market in order to create a better environment for Sony's for-pay games are serious and troubling. We've contacted Google for comment, and will update this post if there is a clarification. It's a different story if you include copies of games with your for-pay application, but as long as the program is 'bare' and it's left to the user to find and play legally copied titles, the application should be acceptable. Emulators themselves don't run afoul of any of these policies, and they're certainly not illegal.Pornography, obscenity, nudity, or sexual activity.Any material not suitable for persons under 18.Violations of intellectual property rights, including patent, copyright (see DMCA policy), trademark, trade secret, or other proprietary right of any party.Promotions of hate or incitement of violence.Content that interferes with the functioning of any services of other parties.
Invasions of personal privacy or violations of the right of publicity.Through the application, you’ll be able to emulate PS1 games along with Atari titles, Gameboy titles, Nintendo NES, 64, and DS titles, as well as games for numerous other retro consoles. Here are the reasons Google may remove your application from the Market: OpenEumu is an open-source video game emulator available for Mac and is regarded as one of the best PS1 Mac emulators.
