Apples relativt stramme greb om deres egen platform er, via en række nye love vedtaget af blandt andet af EU, ved at løsne, og nu bliver det sågar muligt at downloade specifikke emulator-apps på AppStore, og også spil til dem.
De fleste emulator-spil er dog ulovlige, men der er naturligvis undtagelser, og Apple placerer ansvaret hos de enkelte udviklere for at sikre at det indhold der enten emuleres via apps, eller emulator-programmer i sig selv, er lovlige.
I en opdatering beskriver de det således:
"Apps may offer certain software that is not embedded in the binary, specifically HTML5 mini apps and mini games, streaming games, chatbots, and plug-ins. Additionally, retro game console emulator apps can offer to download games. You are responsible for all such software offered in your app, including ensuring that such software complies with these Guidelines and all applicable laws. Software that does not comply with one or more guidelines will lead to the rejection of your app. You must also ensure that the software adheres to the additional rules that follow in 4.7.1 and 4.7.5. These additional rules are important to preserve the experience that App Store customers expect, and to help ensure user safety."
Det betyder at du snart vil se emulator-spil og emulatorer helt generelt på AppStore.