Can RetroArch get me banned?

Installing and putting anything on your console that is not available on the Xbox Store can lead to an account or console ban. Microsoft does not put out specifics of what is allowed or not. However, it's pretty clear below that using such unauthorised software would be in breach of the software license below:

https://www.microsoft.com/servicesagreement/

Will this is mostly specific to Windows, you can see below that vii references the Xbox.





You can use RetroArch on all sort of devices. It doesn't need to be on the Xbox.

I was penalized for 15 days in August (I don't know the truth), probably for manipulating RetroArch.

I have not touched RetroaArch since then. In the first place, RetroArch was already disabled a few months ago.

Despite this, MS banned me in September.

I saw a post somewhere from another ambassador that using retroarch on dev mode was ok? Has this changed since then?

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...oarch-on/3f427bd8-810f-4f03-8b74-2cbb6d3ddb0d

Hi,

When in Developer Mode the console is no longer connected to Xbox Live and no official standard Xbox Live apps or games will function on the console while in this mode. Because of this limited functionality, there are no real limits on what can be run and therefor running RetroArch in dev mode would not be against the ToS.

The idea of the Dev Mode is to run specially created software designed by yourself or third parties, applications like RetroArch would be no different here. You won't be banned.

Running ROM's and game images via RetroArch is a legal grey area depending on how you obtain such content, but RetroArch itself is not illegal.

probably having retroarch is fine, playing any rom won't be as it is not licenced to play on the xbox so would be against the terms and could be banned.