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To start off I want to make it clear this is no doubt a rumor. There has been little evidence to confirm any of this. Nonetheless, it has been floating around the net lately that Windows 8 will support the play of Xbox 360 console game disks.

You must login or register to view this content. has sited an unknown source as confirming these rumors to be true. It is said you will simply be bale to place the disk in your computer and then a gaming program will basically emulate the Xbox, allowing you to play the game. It is also said that you will be able to access their Xbox 360 Dashboard and Xbox Live service via their computer.

It is said that to access these features on your computer you will be required to purchase Xbox Live if you have not already. This alone would sky rocket Microsoft's profit as it would encourage more users to purchase their Live services.

Now something I have not found any rumors on is whether you will need to purchase or own a PC with specific hardware installed. It seems to me that you would not be able to run an Xbox 360 disk on most current PCs.

Windows 8 still has no official release date. There are new features being confirmed by Microsoft often so all we can do now is wait to see what is or isn't included from this rumor.

So what do you think? Would being able to play Xbox 360 on your PC be something you would use? Would it encourage you to purchase Xbox live if you haven't already? Would you purchase a new computer if special hardware was required to play your 360 games on PC?

Sorry, but I will always prefer PC gaming over to Xbox. A real good rumor to be informed of which I thank you for. But personally I am not digging the tablet style of the new OS, and to be honest, adding 360 game support won't really change the fact that this may turn into a disaster. People may disagree with me, but I don't see the point of using a PC to play 360 games when I already own an Xbox. Thanks though.

As well, emulation though, I would find rather pointless. You would need a mighty powerful computer in order to emulate it 100%. It's an interesting idea no doubt, but I'm skeptical of Windows 8.

This would also be another reason not to buy an Xbox 360.

this would be sick, this would open up greater possibilities for console gamers who would like to get the PC expirience on their games without buying the game on PC!

Doesnt the new windows Phone Support xbox and thanks for informing us on this and yeah as laney said it would be sick to experience Pc gaming experience without buying the game for pc

Another +1 for PS3, we wont get f*cked on by PC gamers that are clearly better

as you mention yeah the pc player will shit on the console players its just fact its been tested
and i dont see this happening as xbox sales would drop

is it worth getting?

-sigh- My PS3 just seems to be loosing more and more of it's credibility. I might have to go buy one of these Windows 8 systems in the future.