My understanding is that when asked whether or not the JagCF will support downloads of legacy cart software, the developers have not answered the question.
you should have miss this :
Let's recap. (I won't discuss the case of new JagCF games : optional protection will be available to developers, this was planned from the start).
Given the "quake" this feature seems to generate in the community, we feel it's more prudent to do the reverse, at least at first : only allow "no-controversy" (protos, public domain, etc.) ROMs to run.
We did investigate a "strong" hardware-based protection method, but it turned out to be too complex to implement.
What we're planning now : the ROM-running feature will be disabled by default, and enabling will only be possible through an undocumented hardware protocol. This protocol will be released only to trusted developers on a need-to-know basis.
We think it's wiser NOT to give a single, public and "official" detection technique, because it would be more likely to be broken. In fact, there are tons of different ways of detecting the presence of the JagCF, and we feel more comfortable letting each programmer design their own protection (it's possible to do so using the information in the developer documentation we'll release publicly). We will help any developer if they request assistance from us. And yes, that means even Thunderbird or Gorf if they ask for it.
Hope this answers your question.
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- new Jaguar game on cartridge? Maybe - providing it's a proper game!
- new Jaguar game on CD? No, I DO NOT OWN a Jag-CD.
- buy the JagCF if you can? Yes - I'll buy it like a development kit.