Windows 8 Code Points to Xbox 360 Game Support?

Yesterday Microsoft merged GamesForWindows.com with Xbox.com, something that didn't really come across as a move proving the company takes PC gaming as seriously as it claims it does. Windows 8 is said to feature gaming as a "key component for the whole" operating system, and one way it's rumored to do that is by allowing gamers to play Xbox 360 games on PC.

Reports of this first emerged in May and resurfaced again just recently. It wouldn't be something you're able to do for free -- users would reportedly need to pay for an Xbox Live-style service first. With that subscription active, you'd simply pop an Xbox 360 game disc in and start playing.

Unlikely as it may seem, WinRumors reports that Windows 8's kernel code contains references to things such as "XBOX_360_SYSTEM_CRASH" AND "XBOX_360_SYSTEM_CRASH_RESERVED," neither of which is something you'd expect to see.

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