It’s possible with Xenia, the best Xbox 360 emulator out there.

In general, don’t expect smooth sailing.

pick the folder you just created and extract the archive inside it.

Xbox 360 emulator running on a steam deck

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Click “Execute” and letWineopen the file.

Now, scroll to line 209 which should contain a variable labeled “gpu”.

Change the “gpu” value from “any” to “vulkan.”

Download the xenia_canary.zip file

you’ve got the option to summon the on-screen keyboard with the “X” button.

This should fix the crashing and let you run Xenia on SteamOS.

Once you finish installing EmuDeck, bring up the “Emulation” folder EmuDeck created during the setup.

Create a new folder in the downloads folder where you’ll unpack the Xenia Xbox 360 emulator

This folder should be in the root directory of yourSD card.

If you own the game, however, with the right hardware, you cancreate your own image files.

Once there, place your Xbox 360 dumps.

Right click the Xenia zip archive, then select the extract to option and extract the archive in the folder you’ve created in the Downloads section

Once you copy the games you want, exit Dolphin and open EmuDeck.

Once you open EmuDeck, hit the “Tools & Stuff” button.

Click it—ensure to click it and not just select it— and turn the toggle on.

Extract the Xenia archive inside the folder you’ve created in the Downloads folder

Once you locate and go for the executable, hit the “Save” button.

Now, scroll up the left-hand column until you reach the top and see the “Preview” button.

Next, tap the “Generate App List” button.

Double click the Xenia executable and then select the execute option.

Once Steam ROM Manager locates your Xbox 360 ROMs, it should show them as shown below.

Wait for a notification that reads “Done Adding/Removing Entries.”

it’s possible for you to exit Steam Rom Manager once you see the notification.

Right click the Xenia-Canary.config.toml file and then select to open it with Kate text editor.

Next, it’s time to switch back to Game Mode.

Once you’ve done that, locate your Xbox 360 game collection—Steam button > Library > Collections.

Now, select a game, and press the “Start” button.

Scroll to line 209 and change the GPU option from any to Vulkan.

Next, snag the “Properties…” button.

Next, go for the Proton version you want to use.

We’ve picked Proton 7.0-6, but you’re able to pick Proton Experimental if you like.

Change the GPU option from any to Vulkan in the Xenia-Canary.config.toml file.

It shouldn’t matter much regarding stability and performance.

However, if you find one or the other makes Xenia crash, switch to the other version.

You’ll have to repeat this process for every game you’ve added to your Steam library.

To find the Xbox roms folder select your SD card and then go to Emulation > Roms > Xbox360 > Roms.

Now, you may play your Xbox 360 games!

Again, expect awful performance, graphical glitches, crashes, and other issues.

Maybe future development will make Xenia more usable on Steam Deck.

To access Steam Rom Manager open Emudeck and click the "Tools & Stuff" button.

after you grab Windows installed and running, download and set up the Steam Deck Windows controller driver.

Next, download the “Steam Windows Controller Driver(SWICD).”

Locate the installation executable—the file should be located in your Downloads folder—and install it.

Once inside the Tools & Stuff menu, click the Steam ROM manager button.

double-check to allow the app to create the shortcut on your desktop.

Once you install SWICD, locate and fire up the app on your desktop.

Once inside SWICD, go for the “Default Profile” button and check your Steam Deck control bindings.

Scroll down to the Microsoft Xbox 360 Xenia parser, click it and enable the toggle then select the Xenia executable in the Executable configuration menu on the right-hand side of Steam Rom Manager window and click save after you’ve made the changes

Once you ensure they work, close SWICD.

Don’t forget to trigger the app again and ensure it runs in the background before you open Xenia.

Windowswill probably preventXenia from starting since it’s an “unrecognized” app.

Go to the top of the parse column, click on the preview button, and then click the Generate App List button

Click “More Info.”

Then press the “Run Anyway” button.

Next, locate your game file and poke the “Open” button.

Once you see your Xbox 360 games on the Steam Rom manager list, click the save apps to Steam button and do not close Steam Rom Manager until you see the Done Adding/Removing Entries notification.

That’s pretty much it!

you could enter full-screen mode by clicking “Display” and then “Full Screen.”

Performance and stability-wise, we can say that Red Dead Redemption works much better on Windows than on SteamOS.

To see your Xbox 360 games while in game mode press Steam button > Library > Collections.

In-game performance was between 20 and 30 fps, and we didn’t notice a single graphical glitch.

it’s possible for you to read theguide on installing and modifying patchesfound on the Xenia GitHub page.

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Select the Xbox 360 game you want to play, press the start button and then press the Properties button.

Once inside the properties menu, toggle the force the use of a specific steam play compatibility button on and then select Proton experimental or Proton 7.0-6.

Graphical glitches in Red Dead Redemption emulated on SteamOS.

Visit the SWICD GitHub page and download the ViGEm bus driver, Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable package and Steam Windows Controller Driver (SWICD)

Double click the SWICD_Setup executable which should be located in your downloads folder

Once you open the SWICD Driver locate the process in the taskbar notification menu, right click it and click on the show button

Double click the Xenia executable and once Windows notification pops in, click on More info.

Once you click on More Info you’ll get the option to run the app so click on the Run Anyway button.

To open your Xbox 360 ROMs click file and then open on the Xenia window

For a full-screen experience click Display and then Fullscreen

Red Dead redemption works much better in Windows than in SteamOS and doesn’t have any graphical glitches