Iirc the last actual 'update' to the emulator was making Panzer Dragoon Orta compatible again (via disc) back in like 2017 or something. But yeah because all the OG Xbox games get put on the 360 marketplace you're able to download them on a 360 and play them. They run just as well as they would through a disc though that also menas some don't exactly run great, Blinx felt like it ran in slow motion the one time I played it (though that could honestly just be how the game is normally for all I know and I only played the tutorial level iirc so it might get better after that), but on the other hand Ninja Gaiden, Panzer Dragoon and Conker (sans a broken opening fmv) play great.
Not 100% sure on if the 2017 update (Which was allegedly done to fix the original Panzer Dragoon game, since that was an unlockable.) was a thing, but yeah. It's more specifically building off the fact Microsoft did provide a
very small amount of
downloadable OG Xbox games when the system was new.
They also initially tested things by
directly running
the 360 Fission emulator on the Xbox One, but they wisely realized it would be a better idea to create a new one from scratch, with the XBO hardware in mind.
"He first thought of trying to emulate the Xbox 360’s Fission emulator, assuming it would fail. It did, and it did so 'quite predictably,' Perreault added."
I would love if they added the Overlord games (They would also be perfect for the switch btw)
Overlord is now owned by
Electronic Arts currently, but considering they're one of
the most active supporters of the feature (Thanks to EA Play) i can see them working something out.
It's a shame OG Live doesn't exist anymore, I would 100% play Clone Wars online again.
Clone Wars supports LAN play, actually. Which Microsoft has managed to make
fully cross-compatible across all three Xbox systems.
I feel like Microsoft might eventually create an
official LAN tunneling application in the vein of
Xlink at some point, rather than bringing back OG Xbox Live.
It might be a pretty decent exclusive feature for Xcloud, actually. Set up the server blades so they're properly connected to each other, then add some basic software that allows you to invite other players to your game session, adding them as extra "consoles" when the System Link option is selected in-game.
I am once again asking for JSRF
Depends on if Microsoft is willing to modify the game to remove a few licensed tracks or not.
Specifically, the Latch Brothers.
Out of all the musical artists featured in the game, they're the
only ones that are specifically tied to a
defunct record label.
Everything else still exists in some form,
Scrapegoat Wax, Bis (Though they never actually released their contribution outside of the game.), even the infamous
"Birthday Cake" (Cover might be NSFW) are just a matter of renewing the license. But the Latch Brothers have been completely missing ever since 2002, in fact, their
last release was a soundtrack sampler for this very game!
The only thing Microsoft has done so far in terms of modifying game assets directly, if i remember correctly. Was patching the FFXIII trilogy to use higher resolution cutscenes. (Specifically, the 360 version used FMVs that ran at
576p. While the One version replaces them with 720p versions, which previously appeared in the PS3 version thanks to the Blu-ray having enough space to fit them in.)
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