Dataminers have discovered an Xbox 360 emulator hiding within the Xbox PC backwards compatibility
Dataminers have uncovered a hidden Xbox 360 emulator within Microsoft's PC backwards compatibility system.
📍 The outcome
Dataminers discovered that Microsoft shipped a native Xbox 360 emulator, called XeO3, within its backwards-compatible releases on PC. Reports indicated that the software could run Xbox 360 games.
Epilogue added 57d ago, after coverage quieted.
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Dataminers have discovered an Xbox 360 emulator, identified as XeO3, embedded in the Xbox PC backwards compatibility updates. The discovery occurred as dataminers analyzed the game Fuzion Frenzy.
Coverage from Tom's Hardware and XDA emphasizes that Microsoft shipped this native emulator alongside new backwards-compatible releases on PC. Other outlets, including Kotaku and Pure Xbox, report that the system appears capable of running Xbox 360 games.
Future developments depend on whether Microsoft officially enables Xbox 360 games for backwards compatibility on PC.
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Dataminers have discovered an Xbox 360 emulator hiding within the Xbox PC backwards compatibility XDA · 61d ago broke it first
The obvious questions
What is the name of the discovered emulator?
The emulator is called XeO3.
How was the emulator found?
Dataminers discovered it while cracking open Fuzion Frenzy.
Where was the emulator located?
It was found hidden within the Xbox PC backwards compatibility updates.
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