The Best Xbox 360 Emulator for PC: Xenia - Full install guide / setup / tutorial

Hey all! In this video we take a look at Xenia, the best Xbox360 emulator for PC. Currently it is only working with windows. At a high level, the MASTER version is the main go-to version to use. The CANARY version is the forked development / experimental version that might work better with certain games / hardware.
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[@MrSujano]

For Xenia questions, check out their reddit and discord here: discord.gg/Q9mxZf9 www.reddit.com/r/xenia/

[@xaviertaillefer4583]

Can you make a video on IOS GBA emulators

[@prajay9009]

But how to download any game iso for it

[@prajay9009]

Where to download actually

[@uh9066]

I have a hard time to save data on saints row 1 any solution?

[@tendo_vision]

It just keeps opening and closing when I try to start it

[@renzcastro1844]

Out of all the tutorials i've watched, this is probably the most cleanest, clearest and perfect in terms of pace. Not to mention, no beating around the bush and alll talkative crap like others do. easily subscribed.

[@IanSCastro]

Exactly. How-to videos need to be clear, prescience, and straight to the point.

[@kevinsuttonmusic]

Mr Sujano, I can't thank you enough for all these emulator help videos. I'm currently giving Goldeneye XBLA a whirl and was wondering how to make it smoother. Your config advice was exactly what I needed. Cheers from ireland!

[@MrSujano]

Big fan of Ireland! Thanks for watching!

[@lebronjade862]

​@@MrSujanowhere do you download games

[@007vix]

I'm so glad I found this. Now I can enjoy and stream all my old games without digging them out of storage. I was having major issues with the steam version of TR:Legend and it's hate of ALT+TAB leading to crashing, but now Xenia may be the way I will have to go. MANY thanks for making this easy and clear to understand!

[@mrbrittas3254]

how can you play without a disk? u log into xbox live and download lke on xbox?

[@Sauv_27]

@@mrbrittas3254 he has them digitalised.

[@tarantulamadness6191]

@@Sauv_27 You don't know that, he probably just pirates them.

[@finkamain1621]

@@tarantulamadness6191 And?

[@tarantulamadness6191]

@@finkamain1621 And what? You need to be educated or something? Pirating is illegal, doing illegal things makes you criminal. Lesson over.

[@TheAverageTourist]

Great video and very informative easy to follow guide.

[@maxim377]

God damn the vids are just so crisp, I can't get over the really good greenscreen and camera quality.

[@Boudie96]

This is how you do a guide, just the right pace and clear instructions

[@DatrikZGaming]

Thank you so much, always wanted to go back to my old Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts! Now I'm cracking the box wide open and gonna play all week!

[@sophialambert6320]

I really appreciate this incredible simple, yet detailed guide. I appreciate the pacing of this video too. Thank you so much for this free guide you have blessed us with!

[@IIVIIOJICA10]

Can you please mw2 2009 online with this?

[@thaidanh]

When I have questions on how to install an emulator or a review on a brooks converter, somehow always ending up here. Keep up the good work

[@Swizzy19891]

2 mins in, liked and subscribed, you're the man!

[@glaciens23]

Thank you soo much for your help! I still have some issues with my games but only rarely a lag anymore. The pacing and explanation was perfect:)

[@Final_Fantasy_7]

This guy is so laid back and down to earth...

[@macblink]

he also speaks very clear 👍

[@uly4761]

He’s high

[@xxxtonnerre]

@@uly4761 im high

[@g29000]

@@uly4761 my boys toasted

[@AhmedDaYoutuber]

You gotta love it

[@IRLMrGrim]

When it comes to installing emulators, this guy here has helped me a lot, to getting my dolphin emulator hooked up, my ps2 emulator hooked up, and now for the Xbox 360 emulator, thank you very much.

[@calebgoss3687]

This was a very helpful tutorial. You were very clear and spoke directly. I subscribed for more content! Thanks!

[@averagechadlegionary5824]

My Xbox 360 brick kicked the bucket the other day and I’m very short on cash right now so seeing this made my day. Thanks!

[@LewisisAlexander]

Chillest guy man, needed this for some of the old school games appreciate it

[@joezep]

Nice guide, gonna have to give this a go after work just to see how it runs. Surprised no BIOS is needed, but hey I'll take it being a simpler setup than expected. :)

[@paquito4147]

imo this is better than the others emulators with bios and UI or whatever it's called lol so easy

[@joezep]

@@paquito4147 Right on, I still never got around to this despite my comment a bit ago, been busy with work and life ya know haha but thanks for the info! Glad to hear it works out easily :D

[@paquito4147]

@@joezep yeah, currently playing Red Dead Undead Nightmare DLC with no problems and 50-60 fps (except for cities that lowers to even 30 fps but perfectly playable). When I end it I'll play Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts also. Those were the two Xbox 360 games I most wanted to play, feels nice to play them without an xbox (my old xbox got broken a long time ago)

[@joezep]

@@paquito4147 That's not bad at all! Yeah with the 360 being a bit tricky to mod, emulations options like this are great to get a chance to play titles from the console. Sorry to hear about your old console, but I am glad you're enjoying and thanks again for the info. :)

[@shalveable]

@@joezep If I set up this emulator, would there be a place to download RDR to play on it?

[@WorldPremiereGaming]

thank you so much for this bro, really helped me getting Forza Horizon 2 to work smoothly.

[@papajohn5423]

Where did you get fh4 from?

[@NoobKillU]

This is one of the best TUTORIAL videos! Thank you so much!

[@johncostello1640]

Mr sujano very smooth with it 👍

[@shakibsk4752]

Only guy who didn't make this any complicated and just straight to the point 🖤. Done subscribing keep up the good work 🔥

[@romdan7136]

I'll admit though, it IS easier than some others, but Iwl, I still had to listen for a bit.

[@kaiishkaiish]

Awesome video man ive always wanted to play my xbox 360 games on pc

[@Xurley12]

ive been wanting to play crackdown 2 for so long!! thank you!!

[@SarenDracul]

i want to thank you for this ive been trying my hardest to find a good Xbox Emulator mostly so i could play fable 2 on my PC since i have 1 and 3 on it to

[@MrShizzy1337]

great channel. subscribed! Thank you

[@malatyal-4480]

i think tutorials must be short and nice as this one. thank you

[@Soreign_]

Great video! I really wanted to find an Xbox 360 emulator 'cause Saints Row 1 is exclusive and Saints Row 2 has become unplayable on PC. Btw, completely unrelated and I know no one asked but "sujano" in brazillian portuguese is a slang form of the verb "sujando", which means "getting something dirty", same as "dirtying" in the present continuous. Hope this info doesn't spoil the name for you. No pun intended lol

[@shph439]

Thanks again good vid and wireless controller for xbox one works just fine with this xenia master

[@Phoenix0896]

Is anyone else waiting for him to go back to the old intro, or is it just me? “Gaming, news, tech and reviewwwwwws!”

[@Luna-sp5vv]

This video is sooo necessary, thank you so much, I subscribed because you are awesome!!

[@notasherflynn]

Really well done tutorial, super clear and the pacing is perfect! I only just found out about xenia and am new to emulators, so I never would have known all the extra stuff about the portable file and Canary or editing files etc. This has really helped me actually kind of know what I'm doing a bit! I'm so glad you don't go off on pointless tangents every few seconds and take up half the video with an introduction like everyone else seems to do. Though just a question, if you're running from a disc can you chuck it right in the disc tray and play or do you have to extract an ISO from it?

[@MrRipjaw1234]

Pretty sure you have to extract the iso first

[@alanpaes4461]

Very nice!

[@Dylanrtxgaming]

amazing videos man

[@pranoybanerjee5544]

Love your videos sir

[@dudebrogamer7377]

thanks bro i wanted to play rdr1 and now i can

[@wesleypipes5673]

It was the sarcasm at the end that earned my subscribe

[@shalveable]

Is it only discs that work with this? I had RDR on PS3 but would love to replay it. Could I get the iso for it online? I tried recently but kept getting asked for a key.

[@shotsniper009]

Thank you dude gonna have some fun with AC

[@catchmelaterillbuyyouabeer3593]

Every smile of all your video's are on tumbnail nice job Hahaha

[@AlejandroRodolfoMendez]

Wow great video

[@jimgom3337]

Great tutorial ! I run UFC 3, it loads fast, great intro, all good, sound and music perfectly emulated, everything perfect in roaster player selection e.t.c. but once you start the match and you are in-game, the main image is black (not showing the fighters the cage, the surroundings e.t.c.), it only shows the messages at the bottom of the screen, the tips, tutorials e.t.c. Any ideas ? Update : In the configuration file, change the setting gpu_allow_invalid_fetch from FALSE to TRUE and problem solved ! UFC 3 emulated totaly perfect on Windows 11 !

[@Vermazing]

Thank you so much! this was awesome and I am loving it, I do have a QUESTION: if a does not load the textures fully on a character is there a way to fix that?

[@noxin597]

does anyone know why i cant save my games it says youy dont have active gamer profile.

[@denkerbosu3551]

Cool. Wanted to try ou Lost Odyssey.

[@peterensor9689]

The first JRPG I actually enjoyed!

[@allanmakkink8404]

i was just wondering if you no how to mod the movement controls in config or can suggest a video on this was wondering how to turn A as turn left into a arrow like most games use the arrows

[@KevinTricks]

Am i the only one who's here to play a game of our childhood?

[@ROMBomb001]

From when I was a child in my 30's, yes.

[@Dogo-cp9vx]

My pc has no slot for disks

[@lusor_lucky4966]

RDR1

[@trident2981]

​@@lusor_lucky4966 skate.

[@kensou2k7]

I am! XD

[@KeithTreason]

I got my uncle a modded 1 hand xbox one controller however he can't use it for other older consoles. But even if he can't play my original copies, he can play them via emulators. Fingers crossed his machine can handle this thing though.

[@nicosglitcher3170]

i love how this guy gets straight to the point this channel never wastes my time

[@morecarstuff]

ahhh and my friend told me my dedicated 8TB hard drive for 360 ISOs was a waste. RIP xbox 360 Iso and the rest of the iso network. will never be forgotten.

[@Wayne-B]

Note I had to make a Folder file called "Content" not a .text file. Disclaimer: not sure if i my way correct but it worked for me.

[@loaever]

Clean !

[@pholontino08hn]

you have very clean English speaking, keep it up

[@Fustercluck06]

Any chance you have a guide for installing Retroarch on Xbox 360?

[@amethyst7198]

Damn, your hairstyle is pretty cool, okay NVM great video tho

[@RogerNorse]

Do you know which Xenia (Master or Canary) does Over G Fighters need by any chance? Thanks

[@georgigeorgiev8619]

thank you !

[@johnthespeeder8846]

I have an off-brand nintendo switch pro controller of which when connected to computer is xinput so it works with this!

[@milrossc.gustilo4670]

amazing !!!!

[@_lord_headass_3217]

What if for the first few minutes of the game it works but you don't get passed the press start menu. Like the file is basically from the disc itself. it just doesn't go pass that.

[@CatManDoom84]

Im loving this so far, my only small issue is that of screen tearing. Anyone have a fix? Ive tried turning off/on vsync but that dosent seem to help. I am displaying it on my tv which is 120hz, but havent tried on my pc monitor with has gsync and 244hz.

[@canucklehead70]

Thanks!

[@yahya5539]

terima kasih banyak atas tutorial nya semoga sukses

[@blackmanta2527]

Legend

[@geecodeloco1138]

do you know if theres a fix for the screen being black once the games loaded up? it was working until i loaded into a race, all of the hud was visible but thats it.

[@maxinepricefield]

thanks kenobi

[@benjaminA.stantonpun]

Could my friends and I use Xenia to play Comedy Night from XBLIG? Would the Avatars and online play work?

[@DanielA-no9xv]

i finally can play sonic unleashed on pc thanks dude

[@Matt92Machine]

Good video. I just copied a couple games from my 360, and and they work kind of, but how do I import my save files? Where do I put them?

[@Matt92Machine]

@EVERYTHING I was using an Xbox One controller, but a 360 controller should work fine, a wired one unless you have the adapter.

[@gustavtroeng8758]

do you need a xbox 360 or a disc of the game to boot up the game or are there any other ways

[@MrSilksoul]

So where exactly do I enter my screen dimensions so that I can have full screen?

[@DopamineOverload]

What about audio playing back too fast, or in-game characters talking fast and then repeating the last few words they say? Can you help with a setting for that? Thx!!

[@davidgomez5116]

Is there a way to save your settings for a specific game? Or would I have to copy the application and reconfigure the settings for games that aren't working until reconfiguring.

[@omdc535]

For long term playability, is it better to use Master or Canary? I've noticed playing the same game with either creates different save files. Is there a way to use either Master or Canary on the same game save file to see any differences? I've noticed other tutorials show to create a Folder named "Portable.txt" while your tutorial shows to create a Notepad document named "Portable.txt." Is there is difference? What is the use for Portable.txt?

[@scrumbo_07]

just want to know is this emulator works with the jtag/rgh games?

[@exoticbutters4212]

Nice. I'll be able to play the original versions of halo games.

[@KBatterink]

Thanks for the clear video. I have a question. I downloaded the iso for diablo 3 and in the config file I have the language set to 1 (English). But the game loads up in I think Spanish or something similar and I can't seem te set the language to English in any way.

[@kedrickruffin7100]

where did you download the file for the game from?

[@viejodelentes6079]

I'd love to have a high end PC to emulate a couple Xb and 360 games, the fact that I only liked a handful of exclusives for those systems made me decide to ignore them and wait for possible ports, but that never happened.

[@awesomehigames]

The official recommended specs are 4th gen i5 or i7 quad with gt 950 and 6gb of ram. So if it says playable in the compatibility list it means playable from start to finish with those specs. A pc with those specs can be found cheaper than a new xbox or ps5.

[@mohammadrezarashidi987]

Thanks so much for the guide! Mine works with vulkan enabled, but Gears Of War 3 color in game is destroyed! Can you help me? Thank you so much!

[@britishwordplay4335]

Thanks for helping me get rid of the pink screen. It's having serious screen tear though. Audio is fine but the visual is alot slower lol

[@mrrationality2213]

I wanted to play fable 2 again after all this time but there’s some texture glitches and strange colors

[@Synth_Gaming]

thx just started playing ssx (2012)

[@gogreengameon2146]

What do you think of the new House Of The Dead De-make for Switch?

[@MrSujano]

I'm interested in it! I love that the voice acting is purposely bad!

[@MahfujurRahman847]

Hey, any idea How to play Xbox 360 emulator games with the keyboard?

[@curtman1626]

Thank you Mark Hamill for this guide much appreciated, can't wait to see you in The Mandalorian season 3

[@caseymendoza2115]

How do you select different games?

[@AMJKings]

W Vid bro

[@R3ALTR1LLK1LLA]

Running on shadow pc powered upgrade and it’s laggy is there specific settings or?

[@calebbrothers6705]

Anyone have a fix for my game running very slowly? Playing blitz the league 2 and it’s going in slow motion basically. Was wondering if any of the confit changes could help fix this problem

[@leozar69]

Mr. Sujano. Any way to bypass the "need to login to xbox live to be able to save?" This is present in Naughty Bear.. I found a video showing how to create a profile for xenia, but in the comment section, it said this method doesn't work anymore.

[@chrischristakis6820]

how do you start a freaking game. You jump from config file to playing virtua fighter, but what did you do inbetween? I open xenia and then open the iso file but all i get is a white screen and no obvious options on how to start it or do anything.

[@3strands]

Same problem. Need help

[@Dan-dv8nw]

Does this also emulate the Red Ring of Death? I want the full experience

[@BTownBears12]

Are you able to play Xbox live off Xenia? For an example if I was to download an older COD game and try to click multiplayer would it work?

[@Suicoo]

nice, thanks. Too bad, the game i wanted to use this for has the "state-crash-xna-WONTFIX" tag on the compatibility-page :( (Fusion Genesis)

[@kingvfx3202]

i opened xenia and did no get that folder or the config one what do i do?

[@thebee2685]

I have Xenia downloaded and "setup" just like in the video but every game i try to play crashes or has a problem. Any idea why ?

[@Toureffic]

Same.

[@christiancostello5851]

Thank u

[@CAESAR_IS_GOD_mohammadisaloser]

I get sound but only a black screen? I heard it may be something with the shaders zeroing so I changed the gpu_allow_invalid_fetch_constants either false or true and that didn't do anything. any suggestions? I have intel integrated 520 graphics but I play Cemu Breath of the wild on here nicely. tried using just vulkan but then it just closes I have vulkan 1.0.66 is that why should I update it?

[@jordanking6939]

My question is do you have to have an Xbox account to play emulated games because I don't it's easy to play an emulated game let alone some games require an installation on the hard drive.

[@christophergoodwin4283]

why cant i find the config part