Xeon (emulator)

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Xeon was an Xbox emulator released for the Microsoft Windows operating system on April 25, 2003. The emulator is currently only capable of running Halo (NTSC distribution) with varied success from total inoperability to an Xbox-comparable success.

Xeon experiences the most success while running on GeForce FX video cards. Although the sole developer of Xeon, SF, has released an update to assist ATI Radeon graphics card compatibility many users are required to use software rendering to subvert the lack of a DirectX 9.0 video card. Much controversy over the legitimacy of Xeon previously existed due to the non-presence of the developer, limited user base, and lack of source code. Despite announcements of future development by SF, two pixel Shader source files were released as proof that the Xeon emulator was in fact unique.

[edit] Source Files

Released on August 10, 2003 by SF were two C++ source files containing the pixel shader instructions for Xeon. The release was prompted by accusations that Xeon simply contained enough source code from an existing Xbox emulator Cxbx to give the appearance of a working emulator. Requiring only attribution, these source files did indeed authenticate Xeon as a working Xbox emulator.