However, Microsoft has now begun disabling developer accounts that were used exclusively for emulation, saying that those accounts have been disabled for not having 'an active presence in the Store'. Developers could then load and test their own code on the consoles, which opened the door to normal users installing emulators on their consoles, masquerading as developers. The company pledged that any of its Series S and Series X devices could become full-fledged developer kits, and all you needed to do was pay a $20 fee to Microsoft to get a developer account.
The Xbox Series S and the Xbox Series X could emulate the likes of Wii, GameCube, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation 1 pretty easily, thanks to a policy undertaken by Microsoft.
The article as published on January 5th, 2022, is below. The company is working on identifying and re-enabling accounts as soon as possible and has invited users to email the address given in the email to have their accounts reinstated quicker. Update ( 06:01 ET): Jason Ronald, partner director of product management at Xbox, has said that this was done in error.
