the future of old consoles

[bacteria]

Emulation is not playing the original games as they were designed to be played. Sound / video / framerate / etc are rarely as perfect as the originals; also the feel of playing a retro system is far more fulfilling than just downloading and playing a ROM.

[XCVG]

Yes, all good points, but emulators are pretty good for most systems, sometimes even better than the original. But you are right, it's not the same. That doesn't matter to most people though.