2024/05/08 19:32 1/5 Xbox 360

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk.

Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is a home console release by Microsoft (it being
their second home console after the original Xbox). It was
released in November 2005, making it the first seventh
generation console released.

The Xbox 360 continued the trend of using relatively standard PC

components, with its own instruction sets. The console would see
two major redesigns in the form of the Xbox 360 S (2010) and the
Xbox 360 E (2013). The Xbox 360 would eventually be superseded
by the Xbox One in 2013, however the Xbox 360's online service
itself is still supported by Microsoft (as of 2022), although many
individual game studios have sunsetted their multiplayer
matchmaking services.

Xbox 360 emulation is still in its infancy, and the majority of titles
do not work yet. Of the ones that do, most have severe graphical
glitches that render them unplayable. This problem is made worse
by the graphics APIs favoring Windows over Linux (ie. what
Batocera uses). A graphics card which supports Vulkan well is
mandatory. With that said, progression of Xbox 360 emulation in
the past few years alone has been staggering.

There are builds of Xenia (the main Xbox 360 emulator) for Linux
natively, but the functionality of those are extremely poor.

Support for Xbox 360 emulation was added in Batocera v36.

This system scrapes metadata for the “xbox360” group(s) and

loads the xbox360 set from the currently selected theme, if
available.

Quick reference

Accepted ROM formats: .iso, .xex, .xbox360

Folder: /userdata/roms/xbox360

Emulators
xenia
xenia-canary

Batocera.linux - Wiki - https://wiki.batocera.org/

Last update: 2023/05/09 03:13 systems:xbox360 https://wiki.batocera.org/systems:xbox360

BIOS

No Xbox 360 emulator in Batocera needs a BIOS file to run.

ROMs

Disc images (ISO)

Place your Xbox 360 ROMs in /userdata/roms/xbox360.

Digital titles and disc installations

This is what you might find when using the console itself to rip the game.

Create a new blank text file with the name of the game followed by the extension .xbox360.1) Open
this text file and enter the filename of the title. Place this text file in the same directory as the title.

Xenia will refuse to load the game if the original file has any extension (and isn't an ISO
or XEX). This means the game itself must not have a period mark in its title, eg. Scott
Pilgrim vs. the World is an invalid game filename, but Scott Pilgrim vs the
World is.

When directly ripped from the console, these titles will be in a series of subfolders. XBLA games only
require the file itself. Extracted/disc installed games require maintaining the same file structure, but
their parent folders can other be moved freely.

https://wiki.batocera.org/ Printed on 2024/05/08 19:32

2024/05/08 19:32 3/5 Xbox 360

User corey has created some scripts which can automate this process (must be run from another OS):
https://github.com/cmclark00/batocera_xbla

Saves

Native Xbox 360 saves are stored in saves/xenia-bottle/xenia/content/########.

Most games should be automatically configured to use the default profile. However, some games
(mainly early ones) use the old API to ask the system to create a new save file, which in Xenia will
require a mouse to accept/deny:

The cursor will disappear on its own after a moment of not moving.

Emulators

xenia

xenia is an Xbox 360 research emulator, still in an experimental state. It's recommended to read its
quick start guide first. Most questions about it are answered in its FAQ.

xenia configuration

Standardized features available to all cores of this emulator: xbox360.videomode

xenia-canary

xenia canary is a fork of xenia which has changes that may or may not be merged into its master
branch, full list of changes here.

Batocera.linux - Wiki - https://wiki.batocera.org/

Last update: 2023/05/09 03:13 systems:xbox360 https://wiki.batocera.org/systems:xbox360

xenia-canary configuration

Standardized features available to all cores of this emulator: xbox360.videomode

Controls

Here are the default Xbox 360's controls shown on a Batocera RetroPad:

Troubleshooting

My game isn't working!

It is probably that the game is not compatible yet. Check at xenia's game compatibility issue report
page. There may be some games that are reported as compatible but still aren't working in
Linux/Batocera, so be sure to check which platform it's been reported on as well.

Next thing to check is to make sure that the title itself has been properly ripped and is including all its

https://wiki.batocera.org/ Printed on 2024/05/08 19:32

2024/05/08 19:32 5/5 Xbox 360

necessary files.

Further troubleshooting

For Xenia specific help, refer to its FAQ. You may also find issues having already been reported.

For further troubleshooting, refer to the generic support pages.

1)

EmulationStation checks for the file extension to see what is and what isn't a valid game. Xbox 360
installations don't have extensions, making this workaround necessary.

From:
https://wiki.batocera.org/ - Batocera.linux - Wiki

Permanent link:
https://wiki.batocera.org/systems:xbox360

Last update: 2023/05/09 03:13

Batocera.linux - Wiki - https://wiki.batocera.org/