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Microsoft bans game emulators on the Windows Store

10 Apr 2017
Steve Wright

Game emulators are being pulled from the Windows Store as Microsoft continues its plans to wholly unify storefronts on Xbox One and Windows PC, MSPowerUser has recently reported.

Universal Emulator, previously known as NESBox, was pulled from the Windows Store after is was found to violate store policy. Said policy states, “Apps that emulate a game system are now allowed on any device family.”

It appears like PC emulators like DOSBox or VMware are still acceptable — at least, on PC.

What do you think about the ban?

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Steve's the owner and Editor-in-Chief of Stevivor.com, the country’s leading independent video games outlet. Steve arrived in Australia back in 2001 on what was meant to be a three-month working holiday before deciding to emigrate and, eventually, becoming a citizen.

Stevivor is a combination of ‘Steve’ and ‘Survivor’, which made more sense back in 2001 when Jeff Probst was up in Queensland. The site started as Steve’s travel blog before transitioning over into video games.

Aside from video games, Steve has interests in hockey and Star Trek, playing the former and helping to cover video games about the latter on TrekMovie.com. By day, Steve works as the communications manager of the peak body representing Victorians as they age.