The gist is that Microsoft changed the video encoder to the “Xcalibur” chip in order to combat modding and piracy. Today, however, I’m wanting to talk about a very specific problem that afflicts the final revision, 1.6. If you want to know more, that’s your introductory course.

CRTGAMER over at Racketboy wrote up a pretty thorough rundown of the various revisions. But the variations are meaningful, impacting both longevity and reliability.

These revisions were released under the covers, with no outside differences between, say, a 1.2 console and a 1.6 console. Once Microsoft have ironed out the problems with this update, it will be an excellent opportunity for new players to experience the game, and for old to re-experience it in a higher resolution.If you’re into the original Xbox, then you probably know that Microsoft released several different hardware revisions over the console’s lifespan. Small black borders accompany the left and right of the screen, but for the most part you’ll forget that they’re there. Slowdown was very minimal, and it felt just like playing on the original Xbox. The first three episodes of the game run fine, however. Hopefully they’ll roll an update out soon, and all will be well.

I can sympathise with the developers who are working hard to emulate this titles though it’s amazing what they’ve managed to achieve so far. I’ve made Microsoft aware of the problem, but it is bit disappointing to see these kinds of errors pop up when a bit more testing might have prevented the problem. Unfortunately, the update isn’t without issues when I tried playing Orta on my Xbox 360 it crashed after the third episode. Microsoft has recently updated their list of original Xbox games that run on the Xbox 360 and Panzer Dragoon Orta is among them! Some of us thought it would never come, but Microsoft’s latest update includes a number of the more highly acclaimed Japanese titles released on the Xbox, including Jet Set Radio Future (Smilebit) and Phantom Dust (from the creator of Panzer Dragoon himself!).

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