Claude speeds up game decompilation, fueling AI mashup wave

Anthropic's Claude can now decompile game code overnight, making game mashups and mods far easier to build. PS5 games now run on PC and Switch emulation has become mainstream, raising piracy and copyright concerns.

• Claude outputs a game's source code from its binary overnight
• A two-game mashup now takes an evening instead of months
• Almost any PS5 game runs on PC; Switch emulation got easier
• Publishers face freely available source code of their games