# xenia-project/xenia

Xbox 360 Emulator Research Project

Repository: https://github.com/xenia-project/xenia
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/xenia
Homepage: https://xenia.jp
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: emulator, emulation, xenon, ppc, xbox360, cpp, c-plus-plus, d3d12, vulkan
Last push: 2026-02-18T19:46:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 63/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 68, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4983, "days_push": 196, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9649, forks 1426 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:36.580942+00:00)

## What it is
Xenia is an experimental open-source emulator for the Xbox 360, developed through reverse engineering of legally purchased hardware and games. It emulates the console's PowerPC CPU and GPU (via D3D12 and Vulkan backends) and runs many real games, though compatibility varies.

## Use cases
- play Xbox 360 games on PC
- run region-locked Xbox 360 titles
- research Xbox 360 hardware emulation
- test game compatibility on an Xbox 360 emulator
- contribute to console emulator development
- experiment with Vulkan and D3D12 GPU emulation

## When to choose
- you want to play Xbox 360 games on Windows or Linux
- you're researching modern console emulation or PowerPC emulation
- you want an actively developed Xbox 360 emulator with frequent community releases

## When to avoid
- you need perfect compatibility with every Xbox 360 game
- you want a plug-and-play emulator with no configuration
- you need legal certainty about game dumping requirements in your jurisdiction

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: simulation, graphics, reverse-engineering
- domain: gaming-tools, simulation, reverse-engineering
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: xbox-360, emulator, ppc-emulation, d3d12, vulkan, game-emulation, linux

## Member repositories
- xenia-project/xenia (main) score 63

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:36.580942+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:21:19.636163+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/xenia-project/xenia (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:36.580942+00:00, sha 040241b5fddc)
  - homepage: https://xenia.jp (fetched 2026-08-29T08:21:07.202456+00:00, sha 435ef9940680)
  - site_page: https://xenia.jp/about (fetched 2026-08-29T08:21:07.205272+00:00, sha 4091086c94f0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.