"Our actions are based on a long standing policy on content distributed to the Store to ensure alignment with our Microsoft Store Polices.
"The information currently circulating on Twitter is not accurate," reads a statement from Microsoft. But in a statement to IGN, Microsoft says this isn't the case. One popular rumor suggested the culprit was not Xbox, but Nintendo, supposedly demanding action over its copyrighted games being played on Xbox consoles without permission. In the wake of this change, speculation has emerged as to the reason Microsoft is cracking down on emulators now after allowing the loophole to exist for so long.
Notably emulation on Xbox consoles is still possible in the console's developer mode, which costs $20. That said, there are numerous games available through emulators that were also either for sale on Xbox's store or have never been available on Xbox at all, such as Wii and GameCube games. But now we've no choice but to #LetUsEmulate /K9KO1p655K- 🇮🇪 gamr13 🇮🇪 April 6, 2023Īs a result, the emulation community has expressed frustration and anger, especially by users who claim to have promoted legal emulation to play games they already own on older Xbox consoles, but which are unavailable on current Xbox hardware. Ladies and gentlemen, it's been a good run.
However, numerous users have reported that popular emulators such as Xenia no longer launch on consoles even if previously downloaded - instead, an error message occurs. Previously, emulators were able to be accessed on the Xbox Store via direct links on an Xbox's Edge browser, and those emulators could be run indefinitely once downloaded even if the app download itself was found and removed. Emulator users and creators first began pointing out the change earlier this week.
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