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The console ports tag on WindowsForum.com collects discussion of fan-made efforts to bring console games to Windows, including projects built around titles such as Bloodborne and Driveclub. Coverage focuses on how these unofficial ports are made, why "decompilation" is often the wrong label for them, and why most remain unfinished despite impressive results. Threads also weigh claims that enthusiast projects outperform official remasters, while noting that release notes and documentation support a narrower picture: these ports add PC features the console originals lacked, and their methods and maturity vary widely. Expect debate about preservation, abandoned games, and the limits of unofficial remasters.
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    Fan-Made Console Ports on Windows: Bloodborne, Driveclub and the Limits of Unofficial Remasters

    Fan-made console ports for Windows are multiplying fast. They are also being called "better remasters than the studios'," and that phrase hides a lot of detail. The projects are real and some are impressive. But "decompilation" is the wrong word for most of them, and "finished" is the wrong word...