# Port an Xbox 360 game off a store that has closed > Porting an Xbox 360 game means rebuilding a title you own. The controls transfer almost unchanged. The dead services are the real problem. - URL: https://www.summerengine.com/port-a-xbox-360-game - Keyword: port an xbox 360 game - Related: https://www.summerengine.com/porting Porting an Xbox 360 game means rebuilding a game you own for current platforms. The Xbox 360 marketplace closed to new purchases in July 2024, XNA was discontinued in 2013, and Games for Windows Live was shut down years earlier. Many Xbox Live Arcade titles are now unavailable even to the people who made them. You need the rights. Port an Xbox 360 game you developed or hold a license to remake. A disc or a marketplace purchase is a copy, not a license. The controller is the easy part. The Xbox 360 pad defined the layout that PC and every console still use, so input maps almost one to one. Summer Engine rebuilds the project and exports desktop builds for Windows and macOS. You own it and pay no royalties. ## XNA projects have a clearer path than most Many Xbox Live Arcade and indie titles were written in C# with XNA. That C# source is real documentation of your gameplay logic, and C# is available in the Summer Engine desktop editor. Structural concepts translate. An XNA Game class with Update and Draw becomes nodes with process and draw callbacks, and ContentManager loading becomes standard resource loading. You rewrite the framework layer, not the design of your systems. ## Dead services are the largest rework Xbox Live leaderboards, achievements, matchmaking, presence, and Games for Windows Live authentication are gone or platform locked. Strip every call to them before you attempt a first playable build, then choose replacements per target, such as Steam services on desktop, your own backend for cross platform features, or nothing at all for a single player release. Achievement lists usually need to be rebuilt anyway, since store requirements differ per platform. ## 720p art that mostly holds up Most Xbox 360 games targeted 1280x720 with programmable shaders, normal mapping, and post processing. That is close enough to current expectations that textures and models often survive without a remaster. The visible problems are usually shadow resolution, low resolution UI bitmaps authored for 720p, and post effects tuned for a specific output size. Rebuild UI with resolution independent layouts first, since that is what players notice on a 1440p or 4K display. ## Splitscreen, controllers, and keyboard support Local splitscreen was common on the 360 and transfers directly to desktop with multiple gamepads. What you have to add is everything a console build never needed: keyboard and mouse control, rebindable inputs, window and resolution handling, ultrawide support, and text readable at desktop viewing distances. Console UI was designed for a couch, so font sizes and layout density usually change for a monitor. ## FAQ ### Can an Xbox 360 XEX or disc image be converted to PC? No. An Xbox 360 build targets PowerPC hardware and cannot be converted into an editable project. The port is a rebuild from your own source, art sources, and design. Original C# XNA source is useful as reference but does not run unchanged. ### My game used XNA. Does that help? Yes, more than most cases. XNA source is C#, and C# is available in the Summer Engine desktop editor. Your gameplay logic transfers as a specification, while the framework layer for rendering, input, and content loading is rewritten. ### What happens to Xbox Live achievements and leaderboards? They have to be replaced. Xbox Live services and Games for Windows Live are unavailable or platform locked. Use Steam services on desktop, your own backend for cross platform features, and expect to author a new achievement list for each store. ### Do Xbox 360 assets need a remaster? Often not. Most 360 games targeted 720p with shaders and normal mapping, so models and textures hold up. The parts that show their age are UI bitmaps authored at 720p, shadow resolution, and post effects tuned to a fixed output size. ### Why port an Xbox 360 game now? The Xbox 360 marketplace closed to new purchases in July 2024, so many Xbox Live Arcade titles cannot be bought at all. Rebuilding the game puts it back on sale on Steam and itch.io, with all revenue going to you. A new console release needs platform holder approval and certification, usually through a licensed porting partner. [Rebuild your 360 game](https://www.summerengine.com/download) --- ## Machine-readable resources - Site index for agents: https://www.summerengine.com/llms.txt - Full inlined content: https://www.summerengine.com/llms-full.txt - Porting catalog: https://www.summerengine.com/llms-porting.txt - Structured catalog: https://www.summerengine.com/agent-catalog.json - Sitemap: https://www.summerengine.com/sitemap.xml - Developer resources: https://www.summerengine.com/docs