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Switch games running natively on iPhone, iPad and Mac: an NSP folder becomes an unsigned IPA (NSO rewriter, Horizon HLE host, NVN→Metal)

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What it is

Switch games running natively on iPhone, iPad and Mac: an NSP folder becomes an unsigned IPA (NSO rewriter, Horizon HLE host, NVN→Metal)

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Where it is used

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What people are saying

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Also in these discussions

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 1:49:46 PM UTC.

Nintendo Takes Down Emulators and Firmware in Massive GitHub DMCA Sweep direct repository linkDebated

Participants debate the legal viability of Nintendo's DMCA takedowns against emulators, with some arguing that distribution of circumvention tools is illegal while others contend that emulation itself is protected fair use or preservation. The conversation also features a practical disagreement on whether developers can successfully evade enforcement by migrating to decentralized or foreign-hosted platforms.

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A general purpose Apple Silicon layer for x86-64 PCs direct repository linkDebated

The discussion centers on a UEFI-based emulator that allows Apple Silicon macOS to run on x86-64 PCs, with users debating its viability as a Hackintosh alternative versus the practicality of using Linux or Asahi. Participants also engage in a technical disagreement over whether Wine constitutes an emulator or a polyfill, while noting performance limitations and hardware support gaps.

57 readable replies · Supporting reply 1 · Supporting reply 2 · Supporting reply 3 · Supporting reply 4

Mentions over time

HN mentions by 3-hour interval2 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2026-10-26 12:58:30 UTC to 2026-10-28 13:01:18 UTC.

012026-10-26 12:00:00 UTC to 2026-10-26 15:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 commentsOct 26, 12:002026-10-26 15:00:00 UTC to 2026-10-26 18:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-10-26 18:00:00 UTC to 2026-10-26 21:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-10-26 21:00:00 UTC to 2026-10-27 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-10-27 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-10-27 03:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-10-27 03:00:00 UTC to 2026-10-27 06:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-10-27 06:00:00 UTC to 2026-10-27 09:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-10-27 09:00:00 UTC to 2026-10-27 12:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-10-27 12:00:00 UTC to 2026-10-27 15:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsOct 27, 12:002026-10-27 15:00:00 UTC to 2026-10-27 18:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-10-27 18:00:00 UTC to 2026-10-27 21:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-10-27 21:00:00 UTC to 2026-10-28 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-10-28 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-10-28 03:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-10-28 03:00:00 UTC to 2026-10-28 06:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-10-28 06:00:00 UTC to 2026-10-28 09:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-10-28 09:00:00 UTC to 2026-10-28 12:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-10-28 12:00:00 UTC to 2026-10-28 15:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 commentsOct 28, 12:00

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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Oct 26, 12:002026-10-26 12:00:00 UTC2026-10-26 15:00:00 UTC110
Oct 26, 15:002026-10-26 15:00:00 UTC2026-10-26 18:00:00 UTC000
Oct 26, 18:002026-10-26 18:00:00 UTC2026-10-26 21:00:00 UTC000
Oct 26, 21:002026-10-26 21:00:00 UTC2026-10-27 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 27, 00:002026-10-27 00:00:00 UTC2026-10-27 03:00:00 UTC000
Oct 27, 03:002026-10-27 03:00:00 UTC2026-10-27 06:00:00 UTC000
Oct 27, 06:002026-10-27 06:00:00 UTC2026-10-27 09:00:00 UTC000
Oct 27, 09:002026-10-27 09:00:00 UTC2026-10-27 12:00:00 UTC000
Oct 27, 12:002026-10-27 12:00:00 UTC2026-10-27 15:00:00 UTC000
Oct 27, 15:002026-10-27 15:00:00 UTC2026-10-27 18:00:00 UTC000
Oct 27, 18:002026-10-27 18:00:00 UTC2026-10-27 21:00:00 UTC000
Oct 27, 21:002026-10-27 21:00:00 UTC2026-10-28 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 28, 00:002026-10-28 00:00:00 UTC2026-10-28 03:00:00 UTC000
Oct 28, 03:002026-10-28 03:00:00 UTC2026-10-28 06:00:00 UTC000
Oct 28, 06:002026-10-28 06:00:00 UTC2026-10-28 09:00:00 UTC000
Oct 28, 09:002026-10-28 09:00:00 UTC2026-10-28 12:00:00 UTC000
Oct 28, 12:002026-10-28 12:00:00 UTC2026-10-28 15:00:00 UTC110

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