yes, because the game will have missing files without device ROMs.
Many games require device ROMs and will not work without them.
Take bios sets for example. They are also required by many games, like Neo-Geo games. These games require bios ROMs, present in a bios set named "neogeo" (neogeo.zip file).
You can have bios ROMs directly in the gamename.zip file But, since several games share the same bios ROMs, instead of having duplicates of bios ROMs for each gamename.zip file, it's easier to just have neogeo.zip with all bios ROMs shared by Neo-Geo games.
The same rule applies to device sets. Many games share the same device ROMs. Having a devicename.zip file with common device ROMs makes sense... and it's far easier to update your ROMs too.
Ciro Alfredo Consentino
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