In the wake of those legal efforts against other Switch emulator developers, the Ryujinx developers posted an automated message to their Discord server in response to any questions about Ryujinx's ultimate fate. “Nothing is happening to Ryujinx,” the message said. “We know nothing more than you. There is no condemnation.”
A video of a Ryujinx feature in development that enables wired local multiplayer between an emulator and official hardware.
Riperiperi reports that development will now stop at “a working Android port” of the emulator, which was not yet ready for release, as well as an iOS tech demo version that would likely have remained a “novelty” due to the newcomer from Apple. compile time restrictions. The developers were also working on updates that would have enabled local wired multiplayer gaming connections between Ryujinx and the actual Switch hardware.
“While I won't be staying in the switch scene either, I still believe in emulation as a whole, and I hope other developers won't be deterred by this,” riperiperi writes in the project's Discord. “The future of game preservation depends on individuals, and perhaps one day it will be properly recognized.”
According to the developers, “starting in May 2024, Ryujinx [had] has been tested on approximately 4,300 titles; more than 4,100 boots[ed] past and in-game menus, and approximately 3,550 of them are considered playable.”