Xenia - An Xbox 360 emulator • Hacker News Board

Xenia - An Xbox 360 emulator

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Post by devbug » Sun, Jan 12, 2014, 12:31 AM UTC

Re: Xenia - An Xbox 360 emulator

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Post by tasoeur » Sun, Jan 12, 2014, 12:59 AM UTC

That's a great project and I'm going to dive into the source pretty soon! However I'm not sure I really like the tone used in the README.md... :/

Re: Xenia - An Xbox 360 emulator

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Post by lowmagnet » Sun, Jan 12, 2014, 1:02 AM UTC

tasoeur wrote: post #2

That's a great project and I'm going to dive into the source pretty soon! However I'm not sure I really like the tone used in the README.md... :/

That's rather neat, even though it can't run the games.

I can understand the tone in the README.md because a lot of 'gamers', even the technically oriented ones, expect a lot from the word 'emulator'.

Re: Xenia - An Xbox 360 emulator

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Post by anonymousab » Sun, Jan 12, 2014, 1:08 AM UTC

Can't exactly download/build this on my current machine. What does it actually do so far?

Re: Xenia - An Xbox 360 emulator

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Post by dippyskoodlez » Sun, Jan 12, 2014, 1:11 AM UTC

tasoeur wrote: post #2

That's a great project and I'm going to dive into the source pretty soon! However I'm not sure I really like the tone used in the README.md... :/

The amount of traffic this is going to get is probably a bit nuts, so it's pretty well deserved imo.

If your feelings are hurt by someone not wanting to get hammered with idiotic requests/e-mails about a very clear alpha 'project', you should maybe reconsider your ISP payments.

Re: Xenia - An Xbox 360 emulator

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Post by justin_ » Sun, Jan 12, 2014, 1:11 AM UTC

The developer made some interesting posts about how the emulator will work on his blog a couple years back:

http://www.noxa.org/blog/

Re: Xenia - An Xbox 360 emulator

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Post by legacy2013 » Sun, Jan 12, 2014, 1:13 AM UTC

lowmagnet wrote: post #3

tasoeur wrote: post #2

That's a great project and I'm going to dive into the source pretty soon! However I'm not sure I really like the tone used in the README.md... :/

That's rather neat, even though it can't run the games. I can understand the tone in the README.md because a lot of 'gamers', even the technically oriented ones, expect a lot from the word 'emulator'.

yea, a lot of people would be submitting issues that they can't run a game without those first disclaimers

Re: Xenia - An Xbox 360 emulator

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Post by Untit1ed » Sun, Jan 12, 2014, 1:19 AM UTC

tasoeur wrote: post #2

That's a great project and I'm going to dive into the source pretty soon! However I'm not sure I really like the tone used in the README.md... :/

Makes sense... can you imagine how many 12 year olds are gonna find this as a result of googling "Xbox 360 emulator" and send him poorly spelled emails about how to install it on their parents' iPad?

Re: Xenia - An Xbox 360 emulator

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Post by catilac » Sun, Jan 12, 2014, 1:29 AM UTC

tasoeur wrote: post #2

That's a great project and I'm going to dive into the source pretty soon! However I'm not sure I really like the tone used in the README.md... :/

I agree. I can't stand the tone. OSDev.org does a good job of managing peoples expectations without insulting people. Its possible to be clear and concise without resorting to using abusive language.

Re: Xenia - An Xbox 360 emulator

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Post by Freestyler_3 » Sun, Jan 12, 2014, 1:29 AM UTC

dippyskoodlez wrote: post #5

tasoeur wrote: post #2

That's a great project and I'm going to dive into the source pretty soon! However I'm not sure I really like the tone used in the README.md... :/

The amount of traffic this is going to get is probably a bit nuts, so it's pretty well deserved imo. If your feelings are hurt by someone not wanting to get hammered with idiotic requests/e-mails about a very clear alpha 'project', you should maybe reconsider your ISP payments.

Agreed, A good note to not trust anything claiming to be the finished/working version of this is in its place. But I can't but wonder how those people get there anyway. Linkbait? First many people get lured in then hope some are going to help, be rude to the rest and tell them to get off. mhh I don't know...