In a major turn of App Store policy, Apple will allow console emulators for iPhones and iPads, something Android has had since nearly Day 1.
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Apple has altered app guidelines on the App Store, allowing console emulators for the first time.
Although this is due to pressure from the EU for anti-competition issues, the policy change is global.
Android has had console emulation since basically the beginning.
A lot of things separate iPhones from Android phones. One of the more prominent differences is their respective app stores: the Apple App Store is closed tighter than a drum, while the Google Play Store is much more open. Thanks to the latter’s open doors, Android users have enjoyed console emulation since the platform’s beginnings. Some of the very first Android apps were actually Nintendo emulators.
Today, though, Apple has changed its App Store policies and will allow emulators in the store (h/t 9to5Mac).
