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Source: You must login or register to view this content.// You must login or register to view this content.// You must login or register to view this content. // By: The Open Minded // Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

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?

It is possible, and may be true.

However, why Microsoft will emulate the Xbox 360 on his new OS?

It may be a strategy to kill all console gamers, and to bring everyone to the computer ??

Because then, Sony won't be able to handle this situation.
Honestly, If the Xbox 360 was emulated on the computer as of today, I won't buy a PS3...
And I'm surely not the only one in that case

what would be the point of an xbox then lol. u cud use ur pc....

This is just stupid!Why to do this?They will lose a shitload of money! So no they are not that stupid!

no what u saw was portal 2 on a pc , not a xbox game emulated on a pc

Wouldn't this just be MS shooting themselves in the foot. It would be such a bad marketing decision if they do.

Why would they do this?

Sounds like real game hacks are going to be hitting xbxo360 is this rumor is true. Imagine COD on "console" with a online working aimbot, wallhacks, chams, triggerbot, and what else? If this rumor becomes real say bye to xbox gaming.

This^

Isn't this shooting themselves in the foot a little bit?

You'll be bale?
Their should be your, unless you're saying only one computer will be able to do this, in which case the title of the article should be changed.

I didn't read any further.