How long before there's a Xbox Emulator???

[Needles]

I give it 9 months. Basically the same OS as Windows 2000. Similiar programming language is used for games. All you have to do is fool the games into thinking the pc hardware is an XBOX's.

 

[ChrisIsBored]

That and create a way of ripping DVD's backwards... PM me and i'll give you my address to send me a hundred grand so I can go into development of the prototype...

 

[Fiera]

From what I've read it can't be done on most of the current hardware because of the memory architecture. The X-Box uses shared system/video/audio memory where current PCs have seperate memory for each device. Remember the X-Box is made of PC parts into a propritary format.

 

[acejj26]

it may be difficult, but not impossible.....hell, there are emulators for the playstation, and its architecture is NOTHING like a PC....so who's to say someone can't write an emulator where the machine's architecture is incredibly close to a PC?

 

[ragiepew]

From what I know (it probably isn't much ) but I think it will be quite some time. First off you need to have the computing power. You may say "well the my PC has a 2.2P4 + GF4, it can handle it" but you have to remember that the games on xbox run @ TV resolution, not 1024x768... Also, no one has found a way to rip the games, thats going to be a big issue as well.

True that PS2 emulaters are starting to show up but PS2 games were able to be copied from day one... its already been 5 months since xbox was released and there is still no way to rip them...

 

[j@cko]

<< From what I've read it can't be done on most of the current hardware because of the memory architecture. >>



It's not so much of how the hardware architechture is. PS for example, the hardware architechture a total depart from PC, yet there was emulator.
The problem is that since everything in the box was designed and dedicated to process these game data, whereas PC is a multi-use platform. In order to emulate Xbox's games on PC, we will need a very powerful PC then the current ones.

 

[gregor7777]

but you have to remember that the games on xbox run @ TV resolution, not 1024x768

Well, ok. Most of these systems output at 640 x 480 true? Not nearly the load of 1024 x 768. Am I wrong?

 

[OOBradm]

also, they run on DVD-9's......9 gigs on one disk. I dont think they are out for retail yet? also, they are written from the outside in. The CD's also spin backwards.... so to copy them you would have to get your hands on not only a dvd-9 R, but a dvd-9 R copier, then make it spin backwards and write from the outside in.

 

[XBoxLPU]

There was a site that had one but now the site is down