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This is a real bummer. If I own the console Microsoft shouldn’t be able to dictate what software I run on it.
Oh no, don’t give them ideas. Soon they’ll make you rent the console like some tech companies are doing. :(
They kinda already do that, you can finance an Xbox over the course of 3 years
Pretty sure you own the console, but none of the software which is a license. So if you flash the console with new core software, you're good. But then you probably can't use an MS account, buy their games, run their games, use friends etc.
Sure, there is a path to do that if you keep your Xbox off the internet. But then you lose multiplayer with friends, being able to download new games, etc.
Wait, you guys have friends?! 🥺
(e: You all seem to think I’m kidding. I’m really not. B1ueSkyRanger on Xbox.)
You can still run all the emulators in developer mode. you just have to switch back to the walled-garden mode if you want to play actual xbox games.