Series X/S owners now have to pay for dev mode to reactivate emulation.
And surprise, wouldn't you know it, Nintendo strikes again.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/7/23674707/microsoft-xbox-emulators-ban-nintendo
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My question is: if Nintendo were really behind it, why would Microsoft allow you to play emulators so long as your pay for it (via their Dev Mode)? It seems like they would shut it down altogether if they were really being threatened by Nintendo.
Because that's what Dev Mode is. Dev Mode allows you to run software that hasn't been approved by Microsoft because developers need to be able to run their own games to test them, and they can't do that if they need to go running to Microsoft for permission every time they go from Version 0.1.01 to 0.1.02.
Point missed.
They charge people for Dev Mode, therefore, they're profiting from it, therefore, it probably has nothing to do with copyright issues with Nintendo.