This is great news for video game preservation.

OmniDrive is custom firmware for select Blu-Ray drives powered by the MediaTek MT1959 chipset that allows for numerous proprietary game disc formats to be read or ripped for backups and emulation. One ...

OmniDrive firmware transforms modern Blu-ray drives into universal game rippers for GameCube, Wii, Xbox, and Xbox 360 disc preservation without console mods.

Connecting the dots: Emulating retro games occupies a legal gray area: copying titles you already own is generally permissible, but few players have a practical way to do it. A newly released custom ...