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- New static recompilation tools have made native PC ports of Xbox 360 games a reality.
- The first native fan port is Sonic Unleashed, although you need to provide game files.
- Inspired by the N64: Recompiled project, this is the first seventh-gen console game to be recompiled.
Emulation has made some huge steps forward in recent years, but new static recompilation projects promise so much more. These result in code that can be run and enhanced on modern hardware, and the latest console to join the party is the Xbox 360.
Inspired by the N64: Recompiled project, which rose to fame last year, a group of developers has created new tools called XenonRecomp and XenosRecomp to enable (relatively) quick ports of Xbox 360 games. The first game ported with the tool is Sonic Unleashed, which comes with a suite of enhancements via the in-game menu.