A YouTuber has turned his Xbox Series S into an emulator for classic games. Games like Mario Kart or Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 2 run with strong performance.
What is it about? The YouTuber Modern Vintage Gamer presented in a video how to play classic games on the Xbox Series S. He played various games on the next-gen console and demonstrated the performance.
Where can you watch it? You can watch the entire English video on YouTube. Here you can also see how well the games perform on the Xbox Series S.
Playing classic Sony and Nintendo games on Xbox Series S
This is how it works: The YouTuber started the official Developer Mode of the Xbox Series S and then installed “Retro Arch”. “Retro Arch” is an emulator overlay that consolidates emulators and ROMs into a single interface. Afterwards, several emulators can be used. The YouTuber tested a few to demonstrate the performance:
- Dolphin Emulator ( Nintendo GameCube and Wii games)
- Beetle Emulator (Sega Saturn)
- Reicast Emulator (Sega Dreamcast)
GameCube classics like Metroid Prime or The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker run smoothly and with very good performance on the Xbox Series S. A few titles do have issues, but most titles run very stable.
A well-known MMO classic was recently switched to free-to-play.
Using Xbox Series S as an emulator
What to consider: A few obstacles will be put in the way of interested parties. To unlock the “Developer Mode” of the Series S, you must register your Xbox Series S with Microsoft and pay a one-time fee of 20 US dollars.
After that, you can install the “Unified Windows Platform (UWP)” version of Retro Arch via the console’s web browser. After that, it is not difficult to integrate emulators into the system.
Also important: Once the Xbox Series S is in Developer Mode, you cannot play regular Xbox games anymore. If you want to play next-gen games, you need to switch the console back to normal mode. The switch between the two modes is not very complicated.
Buying Xbox Series S: Who is it worth it for?
But who is the Xbox Series S worth it for? The Xbox Series S is the smallest and cheapest next-gen console. The console only achieves WQHD (1440p), offers no disc drive, and is therefore only a device for digital needs. However, the Xbox Game Pass offers a large selection of games for little money.
Who the Xbox Series S is worth it for and who should refrain from buying it, we explain in this article:
We reveal for whom the purchase of an Xbox Series S is worthwhile
