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Gamer-Friendly Microsoft is Missing the Obvious Official Xbox Emulator

The original Xbox was a great console, even if it didn't have that big of an impact compared to the PS2. It deserves archiving.

contra1571954d ago

Microsoft so lazy come on now windows 10 was half baked software when release

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RazzerRedux1954d ago

Pointless. MS would have to ensure the emulator only worked for games whose publisher allowed it just like they did with 360 emulation on X1. Nvidia is going through the same thing with GeForce Now.

Emulation does equate to “archiving”.

RazzerRedux1953d ago

"Emulation does equate to “archiving”."

That was meant to say "does not equate". lol

rainslacker1953d ago

I'm fairly certain that MS, and the publishers have already archived all those games. Having an emulator isn't going to help in this effort.

MS has a responsibility to the publishers who paid to put their games on the console to not make a commercially viable emulator which can just be used without restriction. They are bound to license agreements just like the publishers are. The publisher would have to approve any software that runs on the emulator, and if they're interested in that, there are ways of doing that already. MS can not just release an emulator and let the consumer do as they please.

The game industry, nor the console makers or publishers are in need of the general public to archive gaming history for them. There are industry supported efforts for such things, and such archival does not include the emulation of the games themselves, just the preservation of data, or the medium by which they are distributed.

gold_drake1953d ago

is that their new official title?
gamer friendly? haha xD

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