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

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/retrogaming

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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.

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RETAIL MODE ON XBOX IS DEAD!

15-day suspensions handed out to users of retail emulators as a warning shot from Microsoft.

Devs warning users to delete emulators

Retail Mode team disbanding and shutting down the Patreon. Sorry to bear the bad news. RT to warn others

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[–] RightHandOfIkaros 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They dont want you playing the old games, because the old games were good with high replayability and staying power. The new games are designed for you to drop it before you mindlessly buy the new one hoping it will be better (it probably won't).

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or the endless microtransactions. Oh god the hideous microtransactions! These two things are why I stopped playing new shit.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

My App Store is a graveyard of games I deleted the moment they showed me an ad. I don’t care how good the game is, I’m not watching ads in order to play. I’ll happily pay a fixed price because developers and designers need to eat, but I play games to have fun, and constant ad interruptions are the opposite of fun.

Even worse, many games now want like $10 a week. Bitch, that’s more than I pay for Sibelius and the full Adobe suite.

Micro transactions, subscriptions, and ads absolutely ruin gaming. I’ll happily pay $10 for a decent game and $20 for a good one, but fuck off with the ads or ridiculous subscriptions. (I’m talking mobile. Like $60 for a console game, but you’d better not nickel and dime me after that.)

/rant

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Lol don't even get me started on phone games, last game I played on a phone was fucking Bejeweled 3 ffs! Been done with those!

[–] Ehrin_CB 2 points 1 year ago

Honestly, that’s why I’ve been liking Apple Arcade so much. $5 a month, tons of quality mobile games with 0 micro transactions. Most games work across my phone/iPad/MacBook. I know that subscriptions kinda blow. But I don’t have Netflix or Hulu or any of the big streaming sites.

They just recently added Stardee Valley, and it’s also where I found out that Slay the Spire is fucking awesome. On top of that, there’s many updated classic mobile games that had all the micro transactions ripped out and put on there.

I’m no Apple shill, but I give credit where it’s due. Apple Arcade fuckin slaps

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Don’t forget the best invention mankind has come up with: loot boxes! Where’s your sense of pride and accomplishment?