Xbox 360 games playable in Windows 8 (rumour)

[Crzwaco]

This would be awesome. Having PC's that can play Xbox games would revive PC gaming and bring a wider variety of games to PC's.

Would Revive what was it dead?

Would not mind the Wider Variety but can you mention a few please?

[Alan]

and when is windows 8 coming out?

[SeregonZA]

that would be crazy! Would love a chance to play some of the exclusive titles on Xbox 360
*holding thumbs*

[phoenix]

Doesn't a console game kinda depend on standardised hardware? Would Microsoft have to come up with an "XBox-Ready" spec for PCs?
Doesn't the data on an Xbox disc require a non-standard DVD-ROM drive to read it? How would MS curb piracy of XBox 360 games if PC users were to be able to make copies of discs and play copied games?

Just wondering...

[czc]

and when is windows 8 coming out?

Its coming out next year apparently.

[OGBuzz]

Plausible? Probably not...how would they do that exactly? Would they design and Xbox exclusive emulator for PC...How would the controllers be coded so that it can support both keyboard and gamepad. Plus most Xbox games are coded with the specific hardware in mind...performance would probably be quite a large issue.

Profitable? I can't see many Xbox gamers wanting to play xbox games on a PC. Are there really that many xbox exclusive games that PC gamers would want? Most of the big titles these days are made for more than one platform so I don't see why they would want to go to all the effort.

An amalgamated system encompassing xbox and PC would probably be great for gamers but is just unlikely tbh!

I duno...maybe I'm just missing the point.

Assuming abit much there....PC would'nt neccassarily have to Emulate the XBOX game, instead think of something along the lines of Multi-support game that works both on an XBOX and a PC, that would be difficult to code but impossible? NOPE, think of this, imagine one DVD game that works in more than one kind of platform, thats industry changing stuff right there! again it is indeed plausible, having control or a market share into two platfroms is very possible, microsoft may be onto stuf they're not even telling us, perhaps the new OS will be so good that it has the built conversion from XBOX to PC platform coding (all hypothetical ofcourse), but dont be so quick it say "not possible" or "not worth it", its industry changing ideas like this very one that makes money. The details are just to little at this stage to draw a proper conclusion.

[Fox1]

Would Revive what was it dead?

Would not mind the Wider Variety but can you mention a few please?

Lack of a proper mainstream racing simulator like Forza or a casual racer like PGR and fighting games like Tekken and MK.

[Stewart Ridgway]

Doesn't a console game kinda depend on standardised hardware? Would Microsoft have to come up with an "XBox-Ready" spec for PCs?
Doesn't the data on an Xbox disc require a non-standard DVD-ROM drive to read it? How would MS curb piracy of XBox 360 games if PC users were to be able to make copies of discs and play copied games?

Just wondering...

I would imagine it would work much like any emulator would. Since M$ know the hardware, software and drivers so well, it seems quite possible.

[Stewart Ridgway]

This makes me wonder if they are going to release the new XBox shortly after Win 8. Think about it... 100's of die hard PC users will suddenly pick up some previously Xbox 360 exclusive titles and likely pick up a controller to use with it, possibly fall in love, then when the "XBox Next Next Gen" comes out it will be easier to convince 'em to fork out the money and convert. Just a thought...

[souluser7]

They just brought out Windows 7 and they're already considering plans for another OS :/ wow technology these days is moving so fast. I think it would be a cool idea just because PC Gamers don't always get access to console exclusives and they'll finally be able to.