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2y ago

Xbox Is Suspending Players Caught Using Emulators

Xbox Is Suspending Players Caught Using Emulators - Gameranx

It looks like Microsoft is cracking down hard for those found using emulators on the Xbox console lineup.

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Ah, yes, the good old you-bought-a-full-fledged-computer-but-you-don't-actually-own-it switcheroo.
Looks like this is an issue for retail mode only, if you're using developer mode to run emulators you shouldn't have issues:
"Players could pay a one-time fee to get a developer mode attached to their console. From there, you could gain access to emulators. In fact, it looks like that option is still readily available. You will lose out on features made only for retail mode, which could mean going back and forth between the modes."
- "Pay us $25 extra to use your own hardware or we'll ban you!" ~Microsoft
  
  I mean, if you want to do emulation there's better/cheaper ways to do it than an Xbox, but at least the option is there in some form.
Sounds like a bad idea in general to play cracked/emulated games online in the first place..
- It sounds oike people aren't getting banned for playing games, they're getting banned for using an emulator without paying Microsoft a vig.
PCMasterRace
- Honestly, leave it on Reddit. That sub was just ASUS and Corsair in a trenchcoat. I can do without the commercials.
It was always surprising to me that they were allowing this and it seemed like a matter of time before they would come round to putting a stop to it. Ah well

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