Emulation Guides

Welcome to the comprehensive emulation guides for Xbox Developer Mode! This section contains detailed guides for setting up and configuring various emulators to run classic games on your Xbox console.

Available emulators

• XBSX2 (PS2) - PlayStation 2 emulator with excellent compatibility
• Dolphin (GC/Wii) - GameCube and Wii emulator
• PPSSPP (PSP) - PlayStation Portable emulator
• RetroArch - Multi-system emulator with many cores
• Flycast - Dreamcast and Naomi emulator
• BoxedWine (Wine on Xbox) - running some Windows .exe payloads under a Wine-based UWP host

Experimental console emulators

These builds are unfinished or unstable. Full walkthroughs are under Experimental UWP (community) in the sidebar.

• ChonkyStation3 (PS3) - proof-of-concept PS3 UWP emulator

Arcade & specialty setups

• Sega Model 3 (Supermodel) - Model 3 arcade
• Sega Model 3 (G920-focused) - Supermodel with steering-wheel notes

GZDoom, Raze, OpenBOR, Sonic fan ports, and other native ports and source engines live under Native ports & engines (community) in the sidebar. That list is long, so use your browser or the site search when you need a specific title.

Getting started

Before setting up any emulator, make sure you have:

1. Xbox Developer Mode enabled on your console
2. USB storage formatted as NTFS with proper permissions
3. Required BIOS files for your target console (legally obtained)

Each guide contains detailed installation instructions, configuration steps, and troubleshooting tips.

Need help?

If you encounter issues, check the FAQ or report issues on GitHub.