People are using the Xbox Series X to play PS2 games, which is hilarious since the PS5 cannot, natively

Microsoft is doing what Sony is not doing

In case you haven’t heard it, people have taken the Xbox Series X / S’s “developer mode” to its limit. And it’s only been a few weeks.

Surprisingly, intrepid and courageous users have managed to get tons of old games to work on systems, especially PS2 games. The clip below from Modern Vintage Gamer (using the S, which is capable of the same things as the X) shows off the power of its emulation capabilities very well, using the “dev mode” option in newer Xbox consoles. : a 2016 Xbox One Feature. The new horizon for PS2 games is due to developments within RetroArch, which recently added PS2 support and is still in active development.

Modern Vintage Gamer considers the level of emulation offered in the S Series, starting at $ 299.99, to be “second to none.” Since you don’t really need all that SSD space for emulation, you won’t need to build a PC capable of running these games either; I agree. Just be aware that, as Modern Vintage Gamer suggests, this is not a “set it and forget it” process. You need to do a little diligence (and legally own the games) to get this up and running.

This whole process is still in its early stages, and proponents suggest that almost anything is possible with X / S Series emulation. The only limitations right now are a 2GB maximum size of ROM, which might change over time. As a proponent of (legal) preservation of games, it’s a big step forward in keeping the classics alive without digging up old hardware that is prone to malfunction.