--- title: Dataminers have discovered an Xbox 360 emulator hiding... description: Dataminers discovered that Microsoft's PC emulator for original Xbox games is actually built on an Xbox 360 emulator called Xefu. This means Windows PCs... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/dataminers-have-discovered-an-xbox-360-emulator-hiding-within-the-xbox-pc-backwards-compatibility-wkdeo82bj twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Dataminers have discovered an Xbox 360 emulator hiding within the Xbox PC backwards compatibility | daily.dev og:description: Dataminers discovered that Microsoft's PC emulator for original Xbox games is actually built on an Xbox 360 emulator called Xefu. 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This means Windows PCs already have officially supported Xbox 360 emulation technology bundled with the recently released classic Xbox titles on the Xbox Store. With some tinkering, users can already leverage it to play Xbox 360 games with varying success, raising speculation that Microsoft may officially release Xbox 360 titles on PC in the future. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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