Speaking with Kotaku, gamr13 explained that he helped distribute UWP versions for emulators on the Microsoft Store until the Redmond giant noticed and removed them from its digital storefront. However, Xbox consoles in Dev mode can’t play retail games, so this isn’t exactly convenient when you only have one Xbox console. It’s actually still possible to use emulators on Xbox Series X|S consoles running in Developer mode, which requires users to pay a one-time $20 fee in the US. Per 10.13.10, Products that emulate a game system or game platform are not allowed on any device family.”

In a statement shared with Kotaku, a Microsoft spokesperson said that “We continually evolve our mechanisms for reviewing and taking enforcement actions on content distributed to the Store to ensure alignment with our Microsoft Store Policies. Ladies and gentlemen, it's been a good run.īut now we've no choice but to #LetUsEmulate /K9KO1p655K Microsoft says that these apps “violate Microsoft Store policy.”

Twitter user gamr13, who participates in the distribution of the Xbox version of the RetroArch emulator tweeted a picture of the error message that now appears when trying to launch emulators on Xbox Series X|S consoles. Last week, emulation enthusiasts noticed that it was no longer possible to install or launch emulators to play classic PlayStation or Nintendo games on Xbox Series X|S consoles in retail mode. Microsoft has quietly put restrictions on game emulation on its Xbox Series X|S consoles.

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