Compatibility with older games continues to be something that has been requested a lot by PlayStation users over the years. While it is true that the PS5 is compatible with PS1 and PS2 games, it is not compatible with PS3 and PS4 games. On the other hand, with Microsoft and Xbox, things have gone much better and their Series X and S are backward compatible with old Xbox games. But now a further step has been taken and the homebrew community has managed to implement the emulator Xenia on Xbox Series X and She best xbox 360 emulator actual.
As the years go by, the old consoles and their video games stop being sold and are replaced by new generations. After a while, these games become collector’s items, reaching prices quite expensive and are difficult to find. Through emulation, we can recreate that experience of old consoles, being able to not only run these video games, but also at better quality and performance. While the emulation is focused on PC, consoles are capable as well. In fact, a few weeks ago we saw that you could play games of GameCube y Wii en Xbox Series X y S with Dolphin emulator.
Xbox Series XIS is compatible with the Xbox 360 Xenia emulator
As we all know, Microsoft decided to make their Xbox consoles backwards compatible with others. That is why the Xbox One was already compatible with the games of the Xbox 360 and original Xbox. In the same way, the Xbox Series X and S are compatible with Xbox One games, Xbox 360 y Xbox original. Along with this, we can now add GameCube and Nintendo Wii game emulation thanks to the Dolphin emulator. Xbox consoles, which look more and more like a PC, will now be able to use a new Xbox 360 emulator known as Xenia.
If you are up to date on PC emulators this will sound familiar to you because it is basically the fastest xbox 360 emulator. In fact, many users use it in their Steam Deck and manages to reach 60 FPS. In the case of the Xbox Series X and S we do not know its performance, but we know that it comes thanks to the team that developed Dolphin UWP. In the official announcement we can see a few seconds of gameplay and it also indicates that the beta is available to everyone who activates Developer Mode from the console.
With Xenia the list of compatible Xbox 360 games will be increased
After announcing that Xenia is coming to Microsoft’s UWP (Universal Windows Platform), we can say that the emulator is a reality. While is true that hardly any gameplay or performance figures have been shown, Xenia is expected to offer noticeable improvements over what the original console offers. So, with this new emulator, expect a increased compatibility with Xbox 360 gamesincreasing the number of playable titles.
Also, knowing how well it performs on PC, even on not very powerful computers, we are sure that they can reach 60fps and a higher resolution on a console like the Xbox Series X. Already in the emulator Dolphin announced a few weeks ago the Xbox Series X could reach up to 1440P resolution, so we expect something like that with Xenia. A 4K resolution might be too much, since there are still titles like Red Dead Redemption 1 that cost more to emulate. However, the latest improvements to the emulator made it possible for a Steam Deck to play it at 30 FPS, so expectations are high.
