emulator: Xenia Canary
type: standalone
core_classification: community_fork
source: "https://github.com/xenia-canary/xenia-canary"
upstream: "https://github.com/xenia-canary/xenia-canary"
profiled_date: "2026-03-26"
core_version: "canary"
display_name: "Xenia Canary (Xbox 360)"
cores:
  - xenia
  - xenia-canary
systems:
  - microsoft-xbox-360
analysis_date: "2026-03-26"
analysis_commit: "3efc88a (depth=1)"
mode: standalone

notes: |
  Xenia Canary is an experimental open-source Xbox 360 emulator (BSD license)
  originally by Ben Vanik, now maintained by the xenia-canary community. Pure
  HLE: the Xbox 360 kernel (xboxkrnl), XAM, and XBDM modules are fully
  reimplemented in C++. XConfig system settings are hardcoded with user-
  configurable overrides (language, region, audio, video). No BIOS, firmware,
  NAND dump, flash dump, or keyvault file is loaded at any point.

  EmuDeck installs xenia_canary.exe into the xbox360 ROMs folder. Config via
  xenia-canary.config.toml. Game patches downloaded separately into patches/.

files: []

exclusion_note: >
  Xenia is a pure high-level emulation (HLE) Xbox 360 emulator. The entire
  Xbox 360 operating system (kernel, XAM dashboard services, XBDM debug
  manager) is reimplemented in C++ as HLE modules loaded at startup
  (emulator.cc:316-318). System configuration (XConfig) returns hardcoded
  values from xboxkrnl_xconfig.cc. Memory, CPU (JIT), GPU, APU, and HID
  subsystems are all software-emulated. No external BIOS, firmware, NAND
  flash dump, or system files are loaded from disk. The wiki confirms:
  "Xenia doesn't require any Xbox 360 system files."