You may remember a while ago, I covered a project by some fans who reverse-engineered the classic original Xbox dashboard for PC, and it seriously impressed me, alongside just about everyone else who saw it online. Well, I’m back again with another fan project.
This time, a user known as ZivvoZ has recreated the Metro-style Xbox 360 dashboard from way back in the day. It’s not quite reverse-engineered, though. Instead, it appears to have been built from the ground up, while also displaying your Steam library and functioning as a launcher.
Interestingly, the DashX360 project already supports a pretty wide variety of features, including a games menu, social tab, and a functional Xbox Guide that even works while games are running. Honestly, I kind of want to throw this onto my Xbox Ally X just to see what an actual handheld Xbox experience could feel like, especially since I still can’t stand the Xbox App.
The project itself is still in very early development, so download it at your own risk. Microsoft Edge, which is obviously the best browser by the way, actually flagged the download as a virus for me, though I still thought the project was cool enough to show off. Still, there are definitely reasons to be cautious, especially given how new the project is.
I personally love a bit of nostalgia, and I’ll definitely be trying to get this running properly on my Xbox Ally X. Even if I have to do it through a virtual machine, I just want to experience that old Metro dashboard one more time.
As much as I could ramble on about my thoughts here, I’d like to know what you think. Do you trust this project, or don’t you? I’ve purposely not linked the GitHub directly just to be on the safe side, though you can still find it yourself through the YouTube video above if you want to check it out.
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