New Xbox Technology Could Help Game Preservation

Microsoft and Xbox have announced a new generative AI technology known as Muse that could help with game preservation.

In a lengthy blog post going over the new tech, Microsoft says that there is a belief that Muse can change how games are preserved and how players experience classic titles.

“Today, countless classic games tied to aging hardware are no longer playable by most people,” Fatima Kardar, Microsoft’s corporate vice president of gaming AI said. “Thanks to this breakthrough, we are exploring the potential for Muse to take older back catalog games from our studios and optimize them for any device.”

Due to it still being early in hits lifecycle, no examples of how exactly the Muse technology can work with game preservation on Xbox were shared, but it seems like Microsoft is gung ho about the possibilities.

“We believe this could radically change how we preserve and experience classic games in the future and make them accessible to more players,” Kardar said. “To imagine that beloved games lost to time and hardware advancement could one day be played on any screen with Xbox is an exciting possibility for us.”

If you want to read more about the Muse technology, Microsoft has a full research blog on what went into its development.