I emulate because I cant afford Link To The Past for $75! Let alone a new game console and a $60 game. I dont play new games because I cant afford it. If I were to buy a console now then I could because its prices are down on the games I want. If they continue wit h$60 prices and no used game options, this industry is never going to be as popular again. Or at least the console side.
And if theres a flood or earthquake where their servers are and not your place then you still cant play your games. Just because one area is being hit by a force of nature and no one else lived around it, then were all affected even though we shouldnt be. Where are they servers going to be stored? Underground?