Microsoft recently seems to be discontinuing access to the Xbox developer mode for a large number of users, probably to prevent the mode from being used to run the emulator. In a post posted by a user on the GBAtemp forum, he stated that he has noticed the recent official policy changes.
It takes the form of Microsoft canceling access to the Partner Center accounts for users who have not uploaded any content to the store in the past 90 days. The notification received by the user refers to one of the Code of Conduct for Developers: This indicates that (the user) must remain active in the store.
Although the developer mode is designed for developers to use the retail console as the developer version console to make their own games and applications, on Xbox One or Xbox Series X/S, enabling and entering the developer mode also allows users to Install other host emulators, such as RetroArch.
After installation, users can use the Xbox console as a 4K upgraded original PlayStation console or an emulator for other game consoles, and there is no need to crack or modify the console by other means. Some people pointed out that restricting the emulator is the reason why Microsoft stopped accessing developer mode this time and said that this is a very disappointing move, especially considering that you need to pay before you want to access the developer mode.
After this, Xbox project management director Jason Ronald has responded to this. He said: We have no plans to remove or disable the developer mode on the Xbox console. We will continue to believe in and support the establishment of a healthy independent application and game development community on the Xbox.
He went on to explain that during the routine scan of inactive accounts, these accounts that are now unable to access the developer mode were inadvertently disabled: We are actively working to identify and restart these accounts as soon as possible. Reactivate and users will be able to continue to re-enable developer mode on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S consoles.