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Mac Forum / Applications / Virtual PC / May 2005[Rumour] Virtual Xbox for Mac :o)
From MacRumors.com ... Xbox 360 - Backwards Compatible ------------------------------- Several news sites, including Gamespot are reporting that Microsoft confirmed that the Xbox 360 will be backwards compatible with "top-selling" original Xbox games. While Sony has successfully offered backwards compatibility throughout its Playstation line, Microsoft's plan is a bit more ambitious... as the current Xbox and upcoming Xbox 360 use different processor architectures. The original Xbox was run on an Intel processor while the new Xbox will sport a PowerPC processor. Readers will remember, however, that Microsoft acquired Virtual PC from Connectix back in February 2003. Xbox titles will likely be emulated by the new console. Virtual PC is still offered for the Mac from Microsoft. If all true, a "Virtual Xbox" would certainly be a feasible Mac software product in the future -- but perhaps an unlikely one to come from Microsoft. Definitely unlikely that Microsoft would releasea Virtual Xbox, but it's pretty much guaranteed that someone will create an (unofficial) Xbox emulator at some stage ... you'll probably need a G12 Mac to run it on though. Helpful Harry Hopefully helping harassed humans happily handle handiwork hardships ;o) >Readers will remember, however, that Microsoft >acquired Virtual PC from Connectix back in February 2003 I thought it was 2004. Was it really 2003? >>Readers will remember, however, that Microsoft >>acquired Virtual PC from Connectix back in February 2003 > >I thought it was 2004. Was it really 2003? Yes, it was in 2003. Connectix closed up August 15th, 2003...a day I remember well.  SignatureCheers, Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP Website: http://www.essjae.com "This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. You assume all risk for your use. I am not am employee of Microsoft." The G5 processor as used in Macs and the G5 processor used in Xbox 360 have more than a few differences. I would imagine that the code for the emulation would be... non-trivial. :) >The G5 processor as used in Macs and the G5 processor used in Xbox 360 >have more than a few differences. I would imagine that the code for the >emulation would be... non-trivial. :) Maybe, the MS is using G5's for development of Xbox 360, so they have some type of emulator for it. SignatureCheers, Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP Website: http://www.essjae.com "This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. You assume all risk for your use. I am not am employee of Microsoft." > >The G5 processor as used in Macs and the G5 processor used in Xbox 360 > >have more than a few differences. I would imagine that the code for the > >emulation would be... non-trivial. :) Probably, but maybe they were thinking of future PowerMac models using new chips. :o) > Maybe, the MS is using G5's for development of Xbox 360, so they have > some type of emulator for it. I think they also used PowerMac G5's to display Xbox 360 games at the recent E3 expo in America. The rumour is that Microsoft are going to replace those developer PowerMac G5s (which don't use Mac OS X) with a proper development environment at some stage. Helpful Harry Hopefully helping harassed humans happily handle handiwork hardships ;o) |
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