Xenia
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Xenia, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from Xenia's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Android limitation
- The Quickstart says Android builds can render GPU traces but cannot play games yet, and warns that purported Xenia APKs are fake.checked 11 Oct 2026
- macOS and ARM64
- macOS and ARM64 support are under development for xenia_edge.checked 11 Oct 2026
What it does
- Available downloads
- The download page lists Windows 10+ x64 builds for Master, Canary, Netplay, and Edge, and Linux builds for Canary and Edge.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Branches
- The site describes Master, Canary, Edge, and Netplay forks, each with different development goals.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Canary
- Xenia Canary is a community-maintained experimental fork with frequent releases, additional features, and game compatibility compared with Master.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Community support
- The Canary project directs users to Discord and its FAQ, and says not to expect instant answers from contributors.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- The project provides a compatibility page linking to its game compatibility issue tracker.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Compatibility limits
- The project points users to a game compatibility list, and notes that some games require special settings or user-made patches for fixes and improvements.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Controller support
- The FAQ says Xenia supports XInput controllers by default, non-XInput controllers via SDL, and does not support mice, Kinect, uDraw GameTablet, or microphones.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The download page lists Windows 10+ x64 builds for Master, Canary, Netplay, and Edge, plus Linux builds for Canary and Edge.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Edge
- Xenia Edge is an experimental community fork focused on Vulkan rendering, its GUI, Linux compatibility, and future macOS and ARM64 releases.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Forks
- The project lists Master, Canary, Edge, and Netplay forks; Canary is experimental and receives nearly daily releases, while Edge focuses on Vulkan, GUI, Linux compatibility, and future macOS and ARM64 releases.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Game files
- The Quickstart says Xenia does not require Xbox 360 system files and cannot play games directly from a disc drive.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Graphics requirements
- The Canary Quickstart lists Direct3D 12 or Vulkan compatible GPUs as minimum requirements and says OpenGL and Direct3D 11 or lower are not supported.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The site describes Xenia as open source and says its code and content are covered under a BSD license.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License and legality
- The project describes itself as open source under a BSD license and says it is not for enabling illegal activity.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Netplay
- Xenia Netplay is a Canary-based fork dedicated to implementing online multiplayer features in several games.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Online play
- The FAQ says Xenia will never connect to official Xbox Live servers and does not support System Link.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Patch features
- Xenia Canary can apply user-made game patches for changes such as unlocked frame rates and rendering fixes.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Project goal
- The project aims to develop, experiment, research, and educate on emulation of modern devices and operating systems.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Project status
- The About page says the project is a spare-time passion project and that it has no future plans listed.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Xenia is an open-source research project for emulating Xbox 360 games on modern PCs.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Recommended hardware
- The Quickstart recommends Windows 11 x64 or later, a CPU with 6 or more cores, an NVIDIA GTX 980 Ti or later, and at least 6 GB RAM.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The Quickstart lists Windows 10 x64 or later as a minimum OS requirement and supports Linux with Proton.checked 11 Oct 2026
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