Xenia
An open-source research emulator that runs Xbox 360 games on modern PCs.
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Package managers
- Chocolatey
choco install xenia
About Xenia
Xenia is a BSD-licensed research project for emulating the Xbox 360 on a modern PC. Development is split across several forks. The original Master branch now gets only occasional updates. Xenia Canary is the community fork most people use, with near-daily releases, better game compatibility and bundled game patches and recommended settings.
Xenia Edge works on the Vulkan renderer, the interface, Linux compatibility and planned macOS and ARM64 builds. Xenia Netplay adds online multiplayer to some games. The project warns that other sites impersonate it, so download from the official site.
Strengths
- Canary fork gets near-daily releases
- Game patches and recommended per-game settings are maintained
- A separate fork adds online multiplayer for some games
Limitations
- Several forks to choose between, which can confuse newcomers
- Linux, macOS and ARM64 support is still experimental work in the Edge fork
- Compatibility varies from game to game
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under a BSD licence.
- License
- BSD
- Developer
- The Xenia contributors
- Platforms
- Windows
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Playing your own Xbox 360 games on a Windows PC
- Categories
- Emulators, Gaming tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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