The goal of /r/Games is to provide a place for informative and interesting gaming content and discussions. If you're looking for "lighter" gaming-related entertainment, try /r/gaming! Please look over our rules and FAQ before posting. Emulating other platforms’ games has always been technically against the store’s terms of service, but up until now, Xbox emulation enthusiasts felt like the company was content to mostly look the other way./r/Games is for informative and interesting gaming content and discussions. The timing of the crackdown also has many wondering why Microsoft decided to change its stance toward the emulation community.
Running emulators in the consoles’ developer mode remains an option, but access to that feature requires a $20 fee and isn’t always available to owners in regions where online payment systems are harder to access. However, as Microsoft began to crack down on these uploads, the emulators would last only a few days before being taken down. As a result, users like gamr13, who helped distribute the Xbox retail version of the RetroArch emulator frontend, began to find ways to get the emulators to last longer on Microsoft’s store. The crackdown on emulation apps and frontends on the Microsoft Store began with the tech giant removing these apps from the store more and more quickly.
Despite some considering emulation as piracy, it’s worth noting that it can be legal and is essential for gaming preservation.
Previously, users were able to download and run emulators for dozens of old consoles, but they’re now greeted with an error code telling them such programs violate Microsoft Store policy.Įmulation has played a crucial role in the gaming industry’s history, enabling players to relive classic games that are no longer available on modern consoles. However, Microsoft has now locked down this feature in standard retail mode. One of the Xbox Series X/S’s unique features was its ability to easily emulate older games, allowing users to install emulators that could play classic PlayStation 2 and GameCube games on it. While this move may seem trivial to some, it has left a small but passionate community of retro enthusiasts, preservationists, and homebrew devs up in arms, calling on Microsoft to reverse course and make legal emulation easy again, even if it means potentially antagonising competitors like Sony and Nintendo. Microsoft has recently made a move that has sent shockwaves through the gaming community, shutting down classic game emulation on the Xbox Series X/S as of April 6.
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