Xbox Is Suspending Players Caught Using Emulators (gameranx.com)

submitted 1 year ago by simple@lemm.ee to c/games@sh.itjust.works

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/2355803

For a good while, there was a bit of hype built around the Xbox Series S, in particular for the retro gaming scene. It was a cheaper device that offered a small form factor. Likewise, it allowed consumers to download emulators and enjoy various retro video games. But while this process was available, some consumers were skeptical. Of course, it didn’t take Microsoft too long before they outright banned emulators from being available in the marketplace, making it impossible to download and enjoy. That’s just the emulators being used in the Xbox Series X/S retail mode.

RETAIL MODE ON XBOX IS DEAD!

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[-] sirico@feddit.uk 33 points 1 year ago

Guess you don't own the device then

[-] madcow@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

I'm running my emulators just fine in dev mode.

[-] AlexisFR@jlai.lu 3 points 1 year ago

Not yet. Consoles always get hacked, especially once they reach end of sale.

[-] Purplexingg@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Never have

[-] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Using some exploit to bypass limitations in the normal mode.

Even the article says you can still do it in dev mode.

[-] MomoTimeToDie@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

I wouldn't be surprised if this was a direct response to Nintendo's legal threats over dolphin aiming for a steam release. Retail mode emulation worked because the emulators were published on the Microsoft store, and Microsoft would have exactly zero interest in getting themselves involved in legal trouble over it.

[-] nodiet@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago

There weren't any legal threats by Nintendo over dolphin. Valve approached Nintendo asking "are you cool if we distribute a GameCube & Wii emulator on our platform?" And unsurprisingly, Nintendo said no.

[-] MomoTimeToDie@sh.itjust.works -3 points 1 year ago

Mos people would consider a cease and desist to be a legal threat

[-] nodiet@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I don't know where this rumour about a cease and desist comes from, the dolphin devs have said that this did not happen. They did cite the DMCA, though, so I guess you could see this as a legal threat.

Edit: okay, the rumour comes from an earlier blog post by the devs where they do claim that, but they are reverting that statement

[-] AlexisFR@jlai.lu -2 points 1 year ago

As if Microsoft would be scared of Nintendo...

[-] sadreality@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

These market places are just huge gapping back door into your property.

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