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The PS5 doesn't have backwards compatibility, but that's not a problem for retro fans like Modern Vintage Gamer on YouTube.

Apparently some people are using the Xbox to play PS2 games with an emulation software called RetroArch, and the developer mode available with the Xbox series S. It runs incredibly well aside from the occasional bug, and we can't help but find it pretty funny that the PS5 can't run any of the classic PlayStation games, but the Xbox can.

Regardless of how they got there it was neat to see games like God of War being played while holding up its frame rate and showing only some minor texture issues according to Modern Vintage Gamer.

Would you be interested in emulating some classic PS2 games?

To hear more about it and to see more gameplay, click the link below!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psTunlgKOMM

Since quarantine started earlier this year, we know we've been playing a ton more video games. And luckily for us, this may actually be good for our mental health.

According to a study from Oxford University, people who played a lot of video games were happier and had a greater well being. The study only used two games: Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Plants vs. Zombies: Battle For Neighborville, so it doesn't exactly give us conclusive evidence across all genres, but it's a great start.

The lead developer of the study shared the findings saying "The study shows that if you played four hours a day of Animal Crossing, you're a much happier human being, and that's only interesting, because all of the other research before this is done so badly. I'm very confident that if the research goes on, we will learn about the things that we think of as toxic in games, and we will have evidence for those things as well."

Have you been playing for video games lately? How do you feel after you play for a few hours?

No one likes a cheater. And thanks to some dedicated computer scientists at the University of Dallas at Texas, we may have a new way to stop cheaters in their tracks.

Dr. Latifur Khan, one of the authors of the study, shares how it works saying "Players who cheat send traffic in a different way. We're trying to capture those characteristics. After detection, we can give a warning and gracefully kick the player out if they continue with the cheating during a fixed time interval." He goes on to say, "Our aim is to ensure that games like counter strikes remain fun for all players".

They use Counter Strike to create the software, but it will work on any MMO that sends data to one server. The great news for anyone who's been frustrated with blatant, and some not so blatant cheating while playing games online.

Is this software something that you would be interested in trying out?

Who wouldn't want to take a break from shooting people online to play some awesome retro arcade games?

Well, with Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, you can, and you don't even have to quit playing to do it! There are caves in the game with some sweet Activision arcade cabinets that are actually playable.

So, you're playing an old game in a new game. It's like gameception.

Black Ops Cold War features playable nostalgic games like Grand Prix, Fishing Derby, River Raid, Enduro, and of course, Pitfall!.

Screen Rant also brought to our attention the fact that besides classic games, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is chock-full of Easter eggs referencing the series' past games. We won't spoil any of them for you, but we'd love to hear if you're interested in some gameception and Easter egg hunting in the comments below.