Hackers are always looking for more creative ways to use their video game consoles, but it seems that Microsoft is not impressed with their efforts to install unauthorized emulators on Xbox consoles. The console maker has reportedly begun issuing 15-day suspensions for those who used a loophole to install emulators like RetroArch onto their Xboxes.
As spotted by VGC and reported by YouTuber Hikikomori Media, a group calling itself UWeaPons Store discovered a way to install unauthorized emulator applications on Xbox Series X|S consoles in Retail Mode. The group only offered this method to those who subscribed to their Patreon for $2 a month. However, a staff member of the Discord server Xbox Emulation Hub named GoldenSky recently stated that