Xenia is an experimental, open-source Xbox 360 emulator for Windows and, to a lesser extent, Linux (through Wine). Outside of Microsoft's own backward compatibility on successive consoles, Xenia is the first and only unofficial Xbox 360 emulator that exists.

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Overview[edit]

Xenia originally began development in early 2013 as a side project by Ben Vanik.^[1] It was the first emulator to run a commercial Xbox 360 game, Frogger 2.^[2] Up until 2018, progress continued steadily until the developers hit a roadblock in accurately emulating Xenos, the GPU of the Xbox 360.

For the next three years, an active contributor named Triang3l completely rewrote the GPU implementation with the primary goal of addressing this. Once implemented, it more than doubled performance.^[3] Triang3l also built a different, faster and more accurate memory emulation, which should lead to less broken vertices and textures being seen in-game.

For proper handling of the GPU's capabilities, Xenia now requires a specific feature of Direct3D 12 called Rasterizer-Ordered Views which is limited only to newer cards.^[4] Xenia is capable of 3x3 upscaling, but such a feature is resource intensive and can only be accomplished with high-end GPUs at the moment.

System requirements[edit]

Recommended:

• OS: Windows 10 64-bit
• CPU: Any 4th-gen Intel processor capable of AVX2 or newer
• GPU: Any capable of Direct3D 12's Rasterizer-Ordered Views
  (Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 or better, GTX 965M for laptops. Integrated is too slow to be usable. AMD supports it with Radeon Vega but has driver issues.)^[5]
• RAM: 6 GB or more

Minimum:

• OS: Windows 7 or higher, 64-bit
• CPU: Any capable of AVX(2) (Check with CPU-Z.)
• GPU: Any capable of Vulkan or Direct3D 12 (Check from this list.)
• RAM: 4 GB

Configuration[edit]

Most configuration options usually found in GUI are instead found in the file xenia.config.toml. The file can be opened and edited with any text editor without having to change the file extension and can be found under the filepath '...UsersUserDocumentsXenia' along with shader cache and per-game files when using windows. GPU options such as v-sync, resolution scale, and much more can be found in the xenia.config.toml file.

If you are trying to emulate Xbox Live Arcade titles then the line 'license_mask = 0' should be changed to 'license_mask = 1'. The demo mode and full game files for XBLA titles are actually identical, and this option allows the games to exit demo mode.

References[edit]

1. ↑Ben Vanik's first commit. Jan 10, 2013.
2. ↑Xenia Xbox 360 Emulator: Frogger 2 first run. Youtube (2014-03-24)
3. ↑Triang3l. Leaving No Pixel Behind: New Render Target Cache, 3x3 Resolution Scaling & Three Years in Xenia’s GPU Emulation.
4. ↑Margen67. FAQ. § What is ROV? 'Using the Rasterizer-Ordered Views (ROV) feature of Direct3D 12 allows Xenia to overcome [slow performance and unfixable transparency issues] by doing blending and depth/stencil testing manually in pixel shaders, rendering directly to the 10 MB buffer. This allows for much higher performance since there's no expensive data copying, and better accuracy because of no pixel format limitations. [...] However, this is a hardware feature, and thus on older graphics cards, Xenia is limited to the RT path.'
5. ↑Quickstart. § Minimum. 'GPUs without ROV (rasterizer-ordered view) / fragment shader interlock support will perform worse and possibly have more graphical issues. Integrated GPUs will also generally provide too low frame rates for comfortable playing. AMD GPUs also fall under this due to Xenia triggering driver bugs causing crashes when its ROV-based rendering path is used.'

External links[edit]

• XENIA 1.05ML - Multi Test (Gameplay) Vulkan api #1 (Emulators for PC. Jun 26, 2018. 10 games.)
• XENIA 1.06ML - XBLA Games. Part 1 (Multi Test) Vulkan api #1 (Emulators for PC. Jul 1, 2018.)
• XENIA - Vulkan VS DirectX 12 (Gameplay) Multi Test #1 (Emulators for PC. Published on Sep 20, 2018.)

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Xenia Emulator is a completely free to use open-source software that is used to emulate the Xbox 360. It allows you to play Xbox 360 games on your PC. Xenia Emulator was created by Ben Vanik, who was a game developer. He used to work for Microsoft before leaving the company to work on his own projects. It is one of the best Xbox 360 emulators on the market, with smooth emulation and a wide variety of supported games.

What are Emulators?
Emulators are software that allows a computer to behave like another system like a console. Emulators allow you to play your favorite classic games, on your PC. This is extremely helpful, as it is unlikely that you still have the original console. Playing on PC also lets you adjust the graphics and framerate to what you like. It is also much cheaper and easier to use than finding and using the actual system.

Xenia System Requirements

1. Windows 7+ System is necessary.
2. 64-bit operating system (OS) is required.
3. A Vulcan compatible 64-bit processor is mandatory.
4. 4 GB RAM is a minimum (although I would personally recommend 8GB RAM).
5. At least 100-GB storage is required for saving the Xbox game files.
6. A good graphics card whilst not compulsory is recommended for a smooth performance.

Main Features of Xenia Emulator

1. User Interface (UI) – It has a very basic, simple, and easy to use User Interface (UI).
2. Speed and Performance- It has a smooth and fast emulation with next to no lag, making it one of the best emulators on the market.
3. Game Library- It has the biggest game library available by far. You can play several classic games like Halo 3, Gears of War, Call of Duty Black Ops, and more.
4. External Controller Support- You can connect your Xbox 360, Xbox One, or PS3/4 controller to have an authentic console experience.
5. Portable- It is a portable software that can be taken around in a USB stick or a hard drive.

How to use the Emulator?
Once the emulator has been downloaded, click on it and open the emulator. Once it is open, the UI is very basic and easy to use. Click on the file and choose the game file you want to load and start playing. You can also use your Xbox 360 disc to play.

Where to get the Emulator from?
You can get it by following these steps.
Steps to follow-

• 1. Click on the download button to start installing Xenia.
• 2. Download and open the Xenia-installer.
• 3. Read the Xenia ToS (Terms of Service) and agree to it.
• 4. Read the Xenia-License agreement and click on agree.
• 5. Select the destination folder for Xenia and wait for it to install.
• 6. You can use Xenia anytime you want.

Pros

• Simple and easy to use User Interface (UI).
• Fast and smooth performance.
• Large game library.
• Portable software.
• External controller support.

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App Name: Xenia

License: Open Source

OS: Windows 8 / Windows 8 64 / Windows 10 / Windows 10 64

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Latest Update: 2020-11-28

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