X1 BOX is an original Xbox emulator for Android, based on xemu.
Important
X1 BOX is resource-heavy. A device with 8 GB RAM or more is recommended.
Lower-end devices may run poorly or fail to run games correctly.
Vulkan support is required.
- This project is forked from: https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu
- Upstream xemu project: https://xemu.app
X1 BOX packages xemu for Android with an Android-first flow and launcher UI.
- Setup wizard to configure required Xbox files
- Game library browser with list and cover-grid views
- Optional online box-art lookup in the game library
- On-screen virtual Xbox controller for touch devices
- Automatic hide/show of on-screen controls when a physical controller is connected
- Support for physical USB/Bluetooth game controllers
- ARM64 (
arm64-v8a) Android target
- Android 8.0+ (API 26 or newer)
- 64-bit ARM device (
arm64-v8a) - Vulkan-capable GPU/device
- Recommended: 8 GB RAM or higher for better stability and performance
To use the emulator, you must provide your own legally obtained original Xbox files, such as:
- MCPX Boot ROM
- Flash ROM / BIOS
- Xbox hard disk image
- Game files/images from your own discs
X1 BOX does not include copyrighted BIOS or game content.
This repository inherits xemu/QEMU licensing:
- Emulator code is primarily under GNU GPL v2
- Some components are under other GPLv2-compatible licenses (for example BSD/MIT in parts of TCG)
See these files for details:
LICENSECOPYINGCOPYING.LIB
- X1 BOX is not affiliated with Microsoft.
- Compatibility and performance vary by device and game.