Shortly after their release in late 2020, the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S became some of the best emulation machines around, thanks to the ability to run emulators easily on them. The fun, however, did not last for long, as Microsoft eventually made changes that prevented UWP emulators from running on the consoles' retail mode. Now, it seems like a workaround has been discovered to get these emulators running again in this mode.
As reported by Modern Vintage Gamer in a new video, the new workaround was developed by UWeaPons Store, a team of developers that worked on select UWP emulators. Originally, running any UWP emulator on the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in retail mode required following a certain procedure to get access to "retail" versions of emulators straight from the Microsoft Store, taking advantage of a loophole. The new workaround doesn't work much differently on the surface, as the team set up a Patreon page that grants subscribers retail access again. While profiting from this is likely to elicit a reaction from Microsoft, it's still nice to learn that running emulators on current-generation Microsoft consoles in retail mode is possible once again, although for how long remains to be seen.
Given its low price, compared to the Xbox Series X, the Xbox Series S is an excellent emulation machine. While it's not as powerful as the other current-generation console by Microsoft, it is capable of running many games at decent levels of performance, such as GameCube games like Metroid Prime, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Wii games like Super Mario Galaxy and many others.
About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.
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