Related to Xbox and emulation: Capcom has all their "2nd Stadium" games on sale for .99 cents for the next few days on Xbox (and next few hours on Switch). What this means is that you can pick up the SF Alpha Trilogy or Darkstalkers Trilogy for $2.97 which is darn cheap when you think about it. Most official emu collections rarely reach that level of value. I already own the full package on PC but I went ahead and picked up the Darkstalkers games on Xbox and Switch just to have them there, along with some of my other faves like Super Puzzle Fighter II, Gem Fighters, Knights of the Round, and King of Dragons. There's no online play I don't think so that'll be a deal-killer for some but I never play these games online so I don't care. I like to support efforts by companies to release their back catalog when possible.
I thought about maybe making a thread "Darkstalkers Trilogy $2.97 on Xbox and Switch" but I figured the thread would be filled with whining about online play and the two JP-only Darkstalkers variants so I didn't bother.
BTW, the stadium games have decent scanlines and filters on Xbox. Not so much on Switch because it doesn't scale them properly due to the overall lower resolution (1080p docked I'd imagine. I didn't try it handheld yet).
I thought about maybe making a thread "Darkstalkers Trilogy $2.97 on Xbox and Switch" but I figured the thread would be filled with whining about online play and the two JP-only Darkstalkers variants so I didn't bother.
BTW, the stadium games have decent scanlines and filters on Xbox. Not so much on Switch because it doesn't scale them properly due to the overall lower resolution (1080p docked I'd imagine. I didn't try it handheld yet).
So after the retail mode was taken away, I have finally set up Dev mode and been reinstalling the emulators.
One issue I have come across though is I can't for the life of me remember how to change the settings of a retroarch core and then save it to be the same across all games for that core.
Set up the PS1 options I want but it's only saving it for the game I did them on.
Any advice would be great.
One issue I have come across though is I can't for the life of me remember how to change the settings of a retroarch core and then save it to be the same across all games for that core.
Set up the PS1 options I want but it's only saving it for the game I did them on.
Any advice would be great.
So it still works, but Oliver recommends just using a dedicated console for emulation since switching modes takes a while. Does it really take that long to switch back and forth?
Yeah I think he's being a bit dramatic with how long it takes to reboot. I also think he should've focused more on the individual standalone emulator apps instead of RetroArch. Still good to see them cover this though.
Takes a few minutes. Definitely not worth dropping a couple hundred bucks to have a dedicated dev mode box.
Did the dev mode used take 5 minutes on Xbox One? It's a minute and half tops on my Series S.
I have been trying to register for a Dev Partner account for some time now (I'm also interested in developing something by myself), but every card I try to pay with is declined, even though it says it accepts debit cards. This does not happen anywhere else. I'm in Portugal/EU.
Did someone went through the same thing? What are my options?
Did someone went through the same thing? What are my options?
So how is the state of Xenia right now? Are most things playable? I've got a stack of 360 discs that can't be played on the Series X like Lollipop Chainsaw that I'd love to get up and running on Xenia but not sure if the state of the emulation is worth jumping in just quite yet as I'm aware its very much a work in progress still.
Its like a 5 minute reboot. If you're casually ping ponging back and forth between retail Series X games and Retro stuff in a single night I could see it being annoying but otherwise I haven't found it to be too terrible.
Its like a 5 minute reboot. If you're casually ping ponging back and forth between retail Series X games and Retro stuff in a single night I could see it being annoying but otherwise I haven't found it to be too terrible.
I just discovered this because I've decided to start collecting the old James Bond games for PS2, and would rather play those games upscaled running at 60 fps instead of hooking up my old PS2 slim. But I want to be sure before I go ahead with signing up for a $20 developer account. Dev mode isn't likely to be taken away since it's technically a separate sandbox, and therefore isn't monitored. Right?
Exactly! Entirely separate from retail and can't access retail features so you're free to run whatever on it without fear of being banned or having your dev license revoked. Just follow the latest dev mode guide and you'll be up and running in no time. I highly suggest you do go the USB route and load your games onto a thumb drive or external HDD though.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiviIeZdq1Y
Does switching back and forth between dev and retail mode have any effect on the health of my Xbox? Also, does playing PS2 games off an external SSD affect my Xbox console's health?
Shouldn't effect the Xbox anymore than normal usage does.
Thanks! I found another YT video and got the BIOS loaded along with the USB setup. Now just to find a disc drive somewhere to rip my games.
If you care about presentation and whatnot. You can find boxarts for pretty much every PS2 game here.
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If you care about presentation and whatnot. You can find boxarts for pretty much every PS2 game here.
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Perfect. Thank you!
Yes you have to make sure duckstation is flagged as a game not an app if you're running it as an app you don't get the full power of the system.
2 silly Series X questions.
Does remote play use external internet data? As in, if my series X is in another room and I use the Xbox app in pc to play it is that going to use data like browsing the web and watching videos would as far as my ISP is concerned?
Can you use the controller plugged in to the PC or a charger without batteries in it?
Just trying to figure out whether I'd be better off putting the console next to my PC or leaving it on the living room TV and using remote play, but when I use remote play the controller likes to disconnect very frequently
Does remote play use external internet data? As in, if my series X is in another room and I use the Xbox app in pc to play it is that going to use data like browsing the web and watching videos would as far as my ISP is concerned?
Can you use the controller plugged in to the PC or a charger without batteries in it?
Just trying to figure out whether I'd be better off putting the console next to my PC or leaving it on the living room TV and using remote play, but when I use remote play the controller likes to disconnect very frequently
Thanks so much! The other thing - would plugging the controller in to the PC bypass the connection issues?
If it's plugged in it will use USB for the connection so should have no issues.
Looking to finally jump into emulation on the Series X. Is there any benefit to having a separate 'Dev mode' account versus just registering my current account?
I have both. Series x let's me use higher resolutions for ps2 and gamecube than series s.
So in a positive note for me at least, the Sonic SMS ports, Sonic Time Twisted, and AM2R original game ports still work. Glad to be able to keep them on my Series S.
So thinking of just making my series s my emulation machine. It's just as simple as making a dev account and then paying 20 bucks?
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Wouldn't it just work paying for it once and then cancelling after downloading the apps? Or will MS continually block these from working like they did with the old apps?
But isn't constantly switching between retail and Dev a pain? Heard it takes a while.
Though it looks like apps will be blocked after a few days and updating them every week may be required. Which would be a bigger pain.
Hm.
Is Dev mode safe, as in the apps will always work? Might look into it, I really miss emulating old arcade games on the big screen
It wouldn't be hard for Microsoft to remove these apps and with how hard they came down on them before I'm sure they'll be doing it again. I'd be surprised if the apps lasted more than a month.