0.8.136_1emulatorsΣ=0 0.8.136_1Version of this port present on the latest quarterly branch.upstream: v0.8.139A newer version was found upstream by portscout, first on 2026-10-22.
xemu is a free and open-source application that emulates the original
Microsoft Xbox game console, enabling people to play their original
Xbox games cross-platform.
It is a fork of the XQEMU project, itself built on QEMU's full-system
emulation, with a focus on usability and performance.
Supports:
- Low-Level Emulation for superior compatibility with kernels, titles,
and homebrew applications.
- Snapshots for saving machine states and loading them at any time.
- Network connectivity to other xemu instances and real Xboxes, both
locally and over the Internet. Supports tunneling services and Xbox
Live recreation projects.
- Controller support via SDL3. Connect up to 4 controllers at any time,
just like a real Xbox.
- Render Scaling support by increasing the resolution that games render
at, on the fly. Scale up from 480p to 1080p at the click of a button.
A BIOS/MCPX boot ROM dump and an EEPROM/HDD image from an original
Xbox console are required to run games and are not included.
emulators/xemu: Depend on x11/zenity
The port uses USE_SDL=sdl3, and Xemu uses SDL3’s file dialog. On Unix,
SDL3 tries the XDG desktop portal (over D-Bus), then zenity. If neither
is available, the call fails silently.
While here, fix LICENSE_FILE definitions.
PR: 299897
Approved by: Jake Deschamps <jakedez7@gmail.com> (maintainer timeout)
Approved by: osa, vvd (mentors, implicit)
MFH: 2026Q4
emulators/xemu: New port
xemu is an open-source emulator for the original Microsoft Xbox game
console.
Supports:
- Low-Level Emulation for superior compatibility.
- Snapshots as save states.
- Network connectivity to other xemu instances and real Xboxes, both
locally and over the Internet.
- Controller support (up to 4 controllers) via SDL3.
- Upscale rendering support.
PR: 294861
Co-authored-by: Jake Deschamps <jakedez7@gmail.com>
Approved by: arrowd (co-mentor)
