Xbox.com | Xbox 360 – Original Xbox Games on Xbox 360:
11/14/2005 | United States International
Original Xbox Games Playable on Xbox 360

The folks at Xbox® are working hard to add more of your favorite games to this list, so check back often for the latest updates.

Note: A software emulator is required for each original Xbox game you play on your Xbox 360™ console. Please check back for more details as we approach the launch date.

I found this article today, and what I found interesting is that they apparently need to create an emulator for EACH Game?  The original list is on the linked page, but what baffles me is that, as owners of Virtual PC, they couldn’t create a general emulator that’d handle everything.

I don’t get it.  I’m sure the thought at least crossed their minds, but could it have been so hard to do that THIS is a suitable alternative?  I can’t imagine how much work is involved in creating an emulator for *every* game, but can it really be less than developing the one über emulator?