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Microsoft's PC game releases include native Xbox 360 emulator, modders find

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Microsoft has inadvertently released a native Xbox 360 emulator on PC as part of its recent backwards-compatible game releases. Modders discovered that the emulator, codenamed Xe03 or Fission, was included within the PC versions of original Xbox games. This emulator, which itself contains an emulator for original Xbox titles (XeFu/Fusion), has allowed enthusiasts to run Xbox 360 games on PC with varying degrees of success, potentially revolutionizing Xbox 360 emulation. AI

RANK_REASON Discovery of an emulator included in a product release, enabling third-party modification and use.

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Microsoft's PC game releases include native Xbox 360 emulator, modders find

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Hassam Nasir ·

    Microsoft shipped a native Xbox 360 emulator with its new backwards-compatible releases on PC — modders quickly got 360 games running with minor tweaks

    Microsoft dropped four OG Xbox titles on PC a couple of days ago and they came with a native Xbox 360 emulator baked in. These games are packaged as Xbox 360 files, to the emulator runs them as such, then another emulator takes over to translate OG Xbox code inside the virtualize…

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Microsoft shipped a native Xbox 360 emulator with its new backwards-compatible releases on PC — modders q… Microsoft dropped four OG Xbox titles on PC a couple

    Microsoft shipped a native Xbox 360 emulator with its new backwards-compatible releases on PC — modders q… Microsoft dropped four OG Xbox titles on PC a couple of days ago and they came with a native Xbox 360 emulator baked in. These games are packaged as Xbox 360 files, to the e…

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