Xodus Brings Xbox PC Games Closer to Linux as Game Pass Support Still Needs Runtime Work
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Updated · VideoCardz.com · Aug 10
Xodus Brings Xbox PC Games Closer to Linux as Game Pass Support Still Needs Runtime Work
1 articles · Updated · VideoCardz.com · Aug 10
Summary
Xodus already handles Xbox authentication, licenses, downloads and MSIXVC decryption, moving Linux support for Microsoft’s GDK-based Xbox PC games beyond the concept stage.
Developers said authorization and game downloads are working, but PC Game Pass titles still cannot run because the project is now rebuilding enough of the Xbox Gaming Runtime and SDK for Wine.
Heroic contributors are maintaining a patched Wine fork and working on Xbox runtime components, with compatibility likely to vary by game and by Wine, DXVK or VKD3D-Proton support.
The effort is aimed mainly at newer GDK and MSIXVC-based Xbox PC releases, while older UWP games are not the focus and support for original Xbox or Xbox 360 titles remains unconfirmed.
Microsoft’s recent release of 4 original Xbox games on PC and a leaked roadmap for broader backward-compatibility rollouts could eventually widen Xodus’s target library if those games use the same Xbox PC infrastructure.