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Credit: Nick Fernandez / Android Authority
- Anbernic included an app called Rixelhk with a firmware update last week.
- This app allowed users to search for and download ROMs directly from their gaming handhelds.
- The app was quickly pulled, but it set a bad precedent for the emulation community.
The whole industry of retro gaming handhelds hinges on the fact that emulation is in a legal grey area, but one popular manufacturer crossed the line with a recent firmware update. In a recent update to Anbernic’s handheld lineup, the company added a new app called RixelHK, allowing users to search for and download ROMs from various systems.
In a video on the company’s YouTube channel, it showed how easy and convenient the app was to use. Users quickly pointed out the legal problems with the feature, and after a few hours, the video was taken down and the firmware scrubbed from the official Anbernic website. The YouTube channel HyperPlay RPG managed to download the video before it was taken down.
