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XBox emulator for PC?

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 3:11 pm
by notanoob
Does it exist? Everyone knows the XBox forum is dead, so I'm postin' here. I don't mean an illegal emulator, I own the games, I have a DVD drive, I just want to play xbox halo on my PC... any help? links, perhaps? I can make an image of the disk if some emu only takes images

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 3:12 pm
by Cool Cow
I am pretty sure that this has been brought up before... and some said it doesnt and so did a few others thats about all I remeber.

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 3:15 pm
by TsukasaZero
No. There probably won't be an emulator that plays commercial games for another 4 to 8 years. Maybe longer, like 10.

Hopefully never. The Xbox has been through enough shit like this already.

And all emulators are illegal. Just so you know. Well, its a question of fair use. And nobody wants to go there.

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 9:34 am
by Lord
Emulators arent illegal as long as you have the system+game...I think.... :?

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 9:40 am
by [users]ReApEr
Lord wrote:Emulators arent illegal as long as you have the system+game...I think.... :?

Ya i think they arnt illegal if you have the system and game as Lord said

Or why would there be all those emulator sites

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 10:11 am
by HunterXI
um... in my recollection the actual emulator isn't illegal, but rom's are...

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 10:13 am
by TsukasaZero
I beleive its how you go about getting the info about the system.

Bleem! was technically legal because Rand (the creator) and the rest of the dev never actually hacked the Bios of the PS1, but the reason Bleem! was shutdown was because Rand and the others didn't have enough money for all the lawsuits.

Thats what I think happened at least.

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 10:18 am
by HunterXI
TsukasaZero wrote:I beleive its how you go about getting the info about the system.

Bleem! was technically legal because Rand (the creator) and the rest of the dev never actually hacked the Bios of the PS1, but the reason Bleem! was shutdown was because Rand and the others didn't have enough money for all the lawsuits.

Thats what I think happened at least.
hmmm... that would make sense... but anyway, why would they sue someone who hadn't done anything illegal?

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 10:21 am
by Master_Makayo
By speaking of roms and emulators, you are in violation of the forum rules.

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 10:27 am
by HunterXI
Master_Makayo wrote:By speaking of roms and emulators, you are in violation of the forum rules.
um... really?

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 10:30 am
by TsukasaZero
Yes. We are. Anything warez related should be locked and deleted.

COUGHHINTCOUGH

And the reasont they sued Bleem!: Sony would've lost millions in profit margins because the system ($150 at the time) wouldn't sell, only the games. Thus Sony would've lost development companies and buissness partners, which means no PS2, PS3, or PSP.

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 10:32 am
by HunterXI
TsukasaZero wrote:Yes. We are. Anything warez related should be locked and deleted.

COUGHHINTCOUGH
alright... but how are roms and emulators related to Warez? I thot they only sold pirated software...

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 10:33 am
by TsukasaZero
Games are software. And warez isnt a "they". Its the term for illegal distribution of software and/or hardware.

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 10:35 am
by HunterXI
TsukasaZero wrote:Games are software. And warez isnt a "they". Its the term for illegal distribution of software and/or hardware.
ohhhh... that explains it... sorry for being incompetent :)