Hector Martin

Homebrew on closed systems isn't much of a thing any more. Interest has waned b/c a) the hw platforms are no longer unique/interesting, many open available. b) most gamedev uses middleware (Unity) nowadays which isn't homebrew compat. However, interest in piracy is undiminished.

And because writing homebrew takes actual effort (increasingly so as platforms get more complex) while piracy is just redirecting /dev/game to /dev/sdcard (or equivalent).

right; the people who want to put in creative effort are simply elsewhere, on platforms they can (potentially) reach more people and (potentially) make $. The only people hanging around in 'this' part of town are people who like REing systems and people who like free games.

It's impossible, pretty much by definition. You need explicit cooperation from the console manufacturers to keep homebrew and piracy completely separate. Sony tried that, then decided to throw it all away for stupid reasons.

1) still empowers the pirates, they just don't care, but sure, going with 10+ year old stuff is a safe-ish bet. 2) isn't useful because as soon as you have code exec you can pivot into warez.