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Now It’s an Xbox: Microsoft Emulation on The ROG Xbox Ally
https://retrohandhelds.gg/now-its-an-xbox-microsoft-emulation-on-the-rog-xbox-ally/
Let’s be real: Microsoft calls the ROG Xbox Ally an “Xbox”—but if you can’t play your old digital games on it, is it really? Spoiler: Nope. Thankfully, the internet’s nerdiest hobbyists have stepped in to fix this injustice.
Enter: emulation. Thanks to Xemu and Xenia, you can now run your original Xbox and 360 games right on the Ally—no streaming, no Xbox console required. The OG Xbox? About 80% of games work. Just dump your BIOS (yes, you have to source it yourself—no links here!), hit reset after loading the ISO (weird, we know), and boom: Halo on the go. The 360? Even smoother. No BIOS needed. Just load a game, and Xenia Canary does the rest. Think of it like time travel for your old favorites—NBA Jam HD, anyone?
The best part? This isn’t just nostalgia porn. It’s liberation. Your purchased games belong to you, not a subscription gate. The Ally, with its Windows 11 guts, turns into the ultimate retro Xbox vault—no Microsoft permission needed.
So if you’ve got a backlog of dusty digital treasures, now’s your chance to dust ‘em off. Emulation isn’t about piracy—it’s about preservation. And maybe, just maybe, it’s the only way Microsoft will ever truly deliver on its “This is an Xbox” promise.