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Reza_Ameri
Feb 20, 2021Silver Contributor
Replacement for Adobe Flash Player
Hi everyone, As we know support for Adobe Flash Player already ended and it is for all browsers (including Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer). Take a look at Adobe Flash end of support on Dece...
Reza_Ameri
Feb 21, 2021Silver Contributor
Thank you for sharing.
Well, I also noticed some websites using type of Flash Player emulator which host Flash content on the web and play it for the end user. It is being used for old games which are still using Flash Player. Since converting Flash Player to HTML5 is not easy.
HotCakeX
Feb 21, 2021MVP
You're welcome,
Yes, but they have to eventually switch, if users keep using them then they never will feel the need to switch.
so i think it's not a good idea to promote using flash emulators. it's like promoting using Windows 7 which just like flash player, has reached end of life, sure people can still use Windows 7 on old machines or virtual machines, but it's not a good practice and has its own flaws.
if something's not easy doesn't mean it shouldn't be done.
transition from flash player is not something that happened overnight, developers that own old flash games had Years of prior notice, they intentionally postponed it.
Yes, but they have to eventually switch, if users keep using them then they never will feel the need to switch.
so i think it's not a good idea to promote using flash emulators. it's like promoting using Windows 7 which just like flash player, has reached end of life, sure people can still use Windows 7 on old machines or virtual machines, but it's not a good practice and has its own flaws.
if something's not easy doesn't mean it shouldn't be done.
transition from flash player is not something that happened overnight, developers that own old flash games had Years of prior notice, they intentionally postponed it.
- Reza_AmeriFeb 22, 2021Silver Contributor
For this reason, I haven't share the name of those plug-ins.
Adobe , Microsoft and other manufacturers informed public since last year but people won't take action unless there is an action.
I am not much into game development, but it would have been fun like to have some sort of hackathon about developing games using modern web standards like WebGL or Unity3D and so on and make those games ready for Microsoft Edge. It could be a fun remote event.
- HotCakeXFeb 22, 2021MVPWell those technologies are not limited to Edge, they work across many platforms and browsers.
there can be lots of things done but it will go beyond the topic of the forum.- Reza_AmeriFeb 23, 2021Silver Contributor
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this.