Utsuro project runs Xbox One games on iPhone without hardware emulation
A developer known as levi announced Utsuro, a project that runs Xbox One games on Apple devices. Instead of emulating the console, it executes its Windows-based software layer as x86-64 code via FEXCore and translates Direct3D 11.X shaders to Metal. Minecraft: Xbox One Edition runs on iOS with touch controls and hits 36–60 FPS on the Mac build.
- Minecraft: Xbox One Edition runs on iOS with touchscreen controls
- On Mac, Minecraft hits 36–60 FPS and Sonic Mania about 57 FPS
- Rocket League renders at 15–20 FPS with dark lighting and no audio
- iOS requires sideloading, a JIT helper and a decrypted game dump
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