The developer mode allows us to install Windows 98 on Xbox Series S and X in a simple way and enjoy its video games.
If today you are one of the lucky ones who has an Xbox Series S or X in your possession, you will like to know that you can do many more things with them than just play video games. Although already worthwhile as multimedia center pots, there is an option that is interesting to take a look at: the Developer Mode. This is a functionality that allows us to install things that we normally would not be able to, such as emulators or games made by the community that do not have a presence in the Xbox store. But the most interesting thing is what we bring you today: you can install windows 98 on xbox series s and x using this functionality.
The way to access this Developer Mode is by subscribing to the Microsoft Partner Programonce we are registered, we will be able to enter this modality as our colleagues from Digital Foundry show us in this video:
The installation is done using DOSBox Pure, a virtual machine that “tricks” the operating system’s installation system to make it believe that our Xbox is a computer from that time. Once installed, we will be able to browse your desktop after having mapped our Xbox Controller and thus install games through pen drives and other formats.
So you can use your brand new Xbox Series to play things like Age of Empires, the first Quake or even graphic adventures that marked history like Maniac Mansion, which you could have gotten for free if you are a member of Prime Gaming. But let’s not forget that an Operating System allows us more things besides playing, so it is interesting to take an archaeological look at one of the most historic OS in the PC world. You can take advantage of applications like Paint, the Microsoft Office of the time or take a look at the famous Encarta ’98, who doesn’t want to know how much an African bullfrog can eat before going to sleep?
In any case, if you don’t get access through the Microsoft Partner program, or if you’re afraid to mess with the guts of your little machine’s software, it’s worth remembering that the backward compatibility of the Xbox Series leaves you in diapers to the competition and you can play hundreds of titles from the Original Xbox, Xbox 360 and many others from Xbox One. All (or almost all) with improvements in resolution, in the response of the control and even in the frame rate, passing many titles from being played at 30 frames per second to 60, or even those that were already going to 60 being able to play at 120 frames per second. Crazy, wow.
On the other hand, if you want to see what it’s like to unbox an Xbox Series X, we leave you here our particular and very nice unboxing.
Fuente: Canal de YouTube de Digital Foundry
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