Xbox Series X Runs 4 PS5 Games via PS5X Emulator at 20-40 FPS
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Updated · Boy Genius Report · Sep 28
Xbox Series X Runs 4 PS5 Games via PS5X Emulator at 20-40 FPS
2 articles · Updated · Boy Genius Report · Sep 28
Summary
Four small PlayStation 5 titles — including Quake 2 and Gex Trilogy — are already semi-playable on Xbox Series X through PS5X, an experimental port built by modder Devran Cosmo Uenal.
PS5X adapts the open-source KytyPS5 PC emulator for Xbox, but performance lags because KytyPS5’s Vulkan rendering must be translated to DirectX on Series X hardware.
Quake 2 footage shows frame rates swinging between 20 and 40 FPS, while a newer interface demo suggests Crash Bandicoot 4, Grand Theft Auto 5 and Gran Turismo 7 are now being tested.
The emulator remains far from running major PS5 exclusives smoothly, though KytyPS5 on PC has already booted Astro Bot and Demon's Souls without crashing.
A public PS5X release would let users try it by switching an Xbox into developer mode, underscoring how quickly PS5 emulation is advancing beyond PC.